Sleep, performance and the European Working Time Directive

The European Working Time Directive: effect on education and clinical care

“…There are less measured clinical facts than 'political' statements published [12][13][14][15][16]. Several countries have traditionally not excluded hospital doctors from national working time directives and have no actual problems in implementing the EWTD.…”

Time to legalise assisted dying?: RCGP is not neutral: it opposes a change in legislation

“…2 The royal college also supported a position of opposition. 3 As the ethics committee of the Association for Palliative Medicine, we can be confident that we continue to represent the views of our members in opposing the proposed legislation on assisted dying. 1 …”

“…The 16 respondents agreed. 3 Patients who want to kill themselves have no right to expect others to do it for them, and death is not a treatment.…”

EU law and health professionals

“…For many, therefore, the Working Time Directive was a welcome initiative. 85 An immediate problem was how to deal with on-call responsibilities, with many differing views. 86 This has since been clarifi ed in case-law by the European Court of Justice, which defi ned 'working time' and 'on-call service'.…”