Working Time Directive

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Health – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 24 November 2009.

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Photo of Stephen O'Brien Stephen O'Brien Shadow Minister (Health) 2:30, 24 November 2009

Given that at the last count, only two thirds of junior doctors were compliant with the European working time directive and 77 trusts have had to request a derogation from the directive, and in the light of the fact that the Secretary of State himself does not have to comply with the directive that his own party has forced on our doctors, what action are the Minister and the Secretary of State taking to bring forward the long-delayed review of junior doctors' training to ensure that doctors' skills and training-and, ultimately, patient care-do not suffer as a result of the Government's failure to negotiate an opt-out?