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
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This bill would require the Secretary of State to assess how the European Union Working Time Directive affects NHS acute medical and surgical services. If the assessment shows it is appropriate under specified conditions, the Secretary of State would need to legislate to exempt those acute NHS services from the directive. The aim is to protect the operation and staffing of NHS acute care from the constraints of the Working Time Directive.
Currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons; the bill was first read in February 2011 and is at an early stage in its journey.
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1 Feb 2011
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