A Bill to require the Secretary of State to conduct an assessment of the impact of the European Union Working Time Directive on NHS acute medical and surgical services; to require the Secretary of State to make provision to exempt NHS acute medical and surgical services from the European Union Working Time Directive in the light of that assessment if certain conditions are met; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
1 May 2012
The bill would require the government to study how the EU Working Time Directive affects NHS acute medical and surgical services. If the study finds it appropriate, it would allow provisions to exempt those NHS services from the Directive, giving the NHS more flexibility over staff hours in acute care while keeping safeguards in place.
The bill is at the 2nd Reading stage in the Commons. If it progresses, it would move on to detailed consideration in committee.
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