Europe's 48-Hour Working Week Will Be 'Catastrophe' for Patients, Says Uk's Top Surgeon ; Act Now or Wards Will Shut and Many Will Die
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PATIENTS' lives will be put at risk and hospitals forced to close because of new European rules which limit doctors' working hours, according to the country's top surgeon.
John Black, president of The Royal College of Surgeons, has warned of an impending 'cata-strophein the NHS if all doctors are forced to comply with a directive which limits them to working a 48- hour week.See the full content of this document
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Europe's 48-Hour Working Week Will Be 'Catastrophe' for Patients, Says Uk's Top Surgeon ; Act Now or Wards Will Shut and Many Will Die
Most doctors - and particularly those still in training - work considerably longer than 48 hours and Mr Black says restricting their working week will lead to...
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