Louise Ellman – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Ellman on 2015-11-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his assessment is of the effect of his contractual proposals for junior doctors on the number of hours worked by such doctors in Liverpool.

Ben Gummer

Our proposals include stronger limits on the hours worked by junior doctors, including to reduce the number of excessive hours junior doctors work each week; and strong contractual safeguards, with external scrutiny, to ensure that employers must address any variations from planned work schedules, to ensure safe working.