UK medical training and Brexit

Do you think Brexit is going to affect the postgraduate training structure and pathway (or duration of training) in medicine and surgery (since currently it follows a big EU rule: the working time directive)?

Reply 1

jay71483

OP

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This means that EU's imposition of the working time limit is more or less liked in the UK. One of my friends told me that brexit will result in the system returning to the old style, which is more working hours and less training duration. Do doctors in general like the current "no-more-than-48-hours" system in the UK or do they consider it to be a barrier for training?

Reply 2

Spencer Wells

12

48 hours will continue to be the maximum limit for average working hours in UK postgraduate medical training post Brexit. This is built into the national terms and conditions for junior doctor employment.

Reply 3

GANFYD

18

Original post by jay71483

This means that EU's imposition of the working time limit is more or less liked in the UK. One of my friends told me that brexit will result in the system returning to the old style, which is more working hours and less training duration. Do doctors in general like the current "no-more-than-48-hours" system in the UK or do they consider it to be a barrier for training?