Since the introduction of the New Deal Contract, junior doctors’ hours have been cut significantly, and around 97% of doctors in training in Scotland are now working for 56 hours a week or less.Data on the total weekly hours available from doctors in training from 1993 to 2009, showing the impact of the Working Time Regulations, are provided at chart 17 in chapter 4 of the Scottish Health Workforce Plan–2004 Baseline, published by the Scottish Executive in 2004.