Job planning
Job planning – a brief introduction for SAS doctors
Guidance on the purpose, scope and effect of job planning for staff and associate specialist doctors.Job planning standards of best practice for associate specialists and specialty doctors, December 2007
These standards are designed to apply to associate specialists and specialty doctors employed by the NHS in England.Resident on-call work
Guidance, published in December 2007, for consultants who may be asked to cover an absent resident, either through short term unavailability or a planned removal of a trainee rota.Consultant diaries
What does a hospital consultant do in a typical week? How many hours do consultants spend working in NHS hospitals? How often are they on-call? The following diaries describe a typical week for consultants working in a variety of specialties: Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Radiologist, Orthopaedic Surgeon and Intensive CareExternal duties for consultants in England, March 2007
Briefing note explaining how External duties for consultants should be incorporated into job plans and what benefits they can bring to doctors, trusts and the wider NHSGP contract and workload, December 2006
This briefing paper provides an overview of the current UK-wide general medical services (GMS) contract, which was implemented on 1 April 2004. The paper explains how the new contract allows GPs to manage their workload more effectively and improve the quality of care they deliver to their patients.Appeals in consultant job planning and pay progression disputes model protocol, June 2004
Model Protocol agreed between the strategic health authorities, BMA and British Dental Association and supported by the Consultant Contract Implementation Team (CCIT) for appeals in consultant job planning and pay progression.Job planning and external duties, February 2004
The CCSC has been receiving reports from around England that trusts are reluctant to recognise external duties in consultant job plans.Job planning - standards of best practice, September 2003
These standards of best practice are designed to apply to medical and dental consultants employed by the NHS in England.