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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BY SENATOR S.C. FERGUSON

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 18th JULY 2011

Question

  1. Will the Minister supply as promised the answer to 6476 and state the total hours on duty undertaken by each of the hospital Middle Grade doctors for the period from 9am on 6th June to 9am on 13th June, including the hours of on call' which may partly have been spent at home for which no distinction needs to be made for the purposes of this answer?
  2. Under the present rota arrangements, do any Middle Grade doctors undertake more hours on duty than they did in the specified week if their colleagues are on annual or study leave?
  3. When Middle Grade doctors undertake extra hours on duty to cover the on call' duties of colleagues on leave, is this on a voluntary basis, or compulsory?

Answer

This information should be read alongside the answer to Question 6494.

  1. A summary of hours worked by individual Middle Grade doctors from 9am on 6th June to 9am on 13th June is attached. Names have been removed for reasons of confidentiality.

A distinction has been made between resident on-call[1] and on-call[2] because it is not possible to understand or interpret the data without this information. The difference between resident on-call and on-call has a significant bearing on work intensity and hours spent at home. In addition it has a bearing on the application of European Working Time Directive standards.

  1. Under present rota arrangements, if middle grade colleagues are away on leave this may generate additional hours for other middle grade doctors, particularly in relation to out of hours cover.
  2. T hese shifts are currently offered on a voluntary basis and prove popular with individual doctors as they attract additional payments.

 

 

 

 

06/06/2011

07/06/2011

08/06/2011

09/06/2011

10/06/2011

11/06/ 2011

12/06/ 2011

Total

Volunt ary (inc in total hrs)

Department

Grade

Shift Type

Resident On-Call

AM

PM

OC

AM

PM

OC

AM

PM

OC

AM

PM

OC

AM

PM

OC

OC

OC

Accident & Emergency

SG

Full

Yes

0.0

8.0

0.0

0.0

8.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

16

 

Accident & Emergency

SG

Full

Yes

3.0

5.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

0.0

4.0

5.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

33

 

Accident & Emergency

SG

Full

Yes

0.0

0.0

0.0

4.0

5.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

8.0

4.0

5.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

8.0

0.0

0.0

34

 

Accident & Emergency

Locum SG

Full

Yes

4.0

5.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

8.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

8.0

0.0

8.0

0.0

12.0

12.0

57

 

Accident & Emergency

AS

Full

Yes

0.0

0.0

8.0

0.0

0.0

8.0

0.0

8.0

0.0

0.0

8.0

0.0

4.0

5.0

0.0

6.0

6.0

53

 

Anaesthetics

SG

24 Partial

Yes if ICU, No if Theatres

4.0

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

15.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

4.0

5.0

0.0

4.0

5.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

51

 

Anaesthetics

SG

24 Partial

Yes if ICU, No if Theatres

3.5

5.0

15.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.5

0.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

45

 

Anaesthetics

SG

24 Partial

Yes if ICU, No if Theatres

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

 

Anaesthetics

AS

24 Partial

Yes if ICU, No if Theatres

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

15.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

33

 

Anaesthetics

SG

24 Partial

Yes if ICU, No if Theatres

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

15.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

33

 

Anaesthetics

SG

24 Partial

Yes if ICU, No if Theatres

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

 

Anaesthetics

SG

24 Partial

Yes if ICU, No if Theatres

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

7.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

24.0

24.0

93

 

Anaesthetics

AS

24 Partial

Yes if ICU, No if Theatres

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

15.5

3.5

0.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

15.5

0.0

0.0

60

 

Anaesthetics

SG

24 Partial

Yes if ICU, No if Theatres

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

15.5

0.0

0.0

58

 

Anaesthetics

SG

24 Partial

Yes if ICU, No if Theatres

3.5

5.0

15.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

15.5

3.5

5.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

65

 

Anaesthetics

Locum SG

24 Partial

Yes if ICU, No if Theatres

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

15.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

24.0

24.0

98

 

Anaesthetics

Locum SG

24 Partial

Yes if ICU, No if Theatres

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

43

 

Anaesthetics

Locum SG

24 Partial

Yes if ICU, No if Theatres

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

 

ENT

AS

On- Call

No

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

16.0

24.0

24.0

72

 

ENT

AS

On- Call

No

4.0

0.0

16.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

16.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

68

 

 

 

 

 

06/06/2011

07/06/2011

08/06/2011

09/06/2011

10/06/2011

11/06/ 2011

12/06/ 2011

Total

Volunt ary (inc in total hrs)

Department

Grade

Shift Type

Resident On-Call

AM

PM

OC

AM

PM

OC

AM

PM

OC

AM

PM

OC

AM

PM

OC

OC

OC

 

 

General Surgery

SG

On- Call

No

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

15.5

3.5

5.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

58

 

General Surgery

SG

On- Call

No

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

15.5

0.0

0.0

41

 

General Surgery

AS

On- Call

No

3.5

5.0

15.5

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

15.5

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

74

15.5

General Surgery

AS

On- Call

No

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

40

 

General Surgery

SG

On- Call

No

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

4.0

15.5

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

3.5

5.0

0.0

24.0

24.0

105

 

Elderly Care

AS

Full

Yes

0.0

0.0

13.0

0.0

0.0

13.0

0.0

0.0

13.0

0.0

0.0

13.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

52

 

Acute Medicine

AS

Full

Yes

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

 

Diabetes & Endocrinology

AS

Full

Yes

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

 

Nephrology

AS

Full

Yes

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

40

 

Gastroenterology

AS

Full

Yes

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

 

Respiratory

AS

Full

Yes

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

9.0

0.0

5.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

46

 

Cardiology

AS

Full

Yes

5.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

9.0

0.0

5.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

47

 

Neurology

AS

Full

Yes

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

40

 

Diabetes & Endocrinology

Locum SG

Full

Yes

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

9.0

0.0

13.0

13.0

71

 

Acute Medicine

Locum SG

Full

Yes

4.0

9.0

0.0

5.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

9.0

0.0

5.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

13.0

0.0

0.0

57

 

Acute Medicine

Locum SG

Full

Yes

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

13.0

13.0

26

 

Psychiatry

SG

On- Call

No

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

16.0

24.0

24.0

104

 

Psychiatry

SG

On- Call

No

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

40

 

Psychiatry

SG

On- Call

No

4.0

4.0

16.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

56

 

Old Age Psychiatry

SG

On- Call

No

0.0

0.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

16.0

4.0

4.0

16.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

64

16.0

Psychiatry

AS

On- Call

No

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

16.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

56

 

Public Health

AS

None

n/a

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

40

 

Obs & Gynae

SG

On- Call

Yes

4.5

4.0

15.5

4.5

4.0

0.0

4.5

4.0

0.0

4.5

4.0

0.0

4.5

4.0

15.5

0.0

0.0

74

15.5

Obs & Gynae

SG

On- Call

Yes

4.5

4.0

0.0

4.5

4.0

0.0

4.5

0.0

0.0

4.5

4.0

0.0

4.5

4.0

0.0

24.0

24.0

87

 

Obs & Gynae

SG

On- Call

Yes

4.5

0.0

0.0

4.5

4.0

0.0

4.5

4.0

0.0

4.5

4.0

0.0

4.5

4.0

15.5

0.0

0.0

54

 

Obs & Gynae

AS

On- Call

Yes

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

 

Obs & Gynae

SG

On- Call

Yes

4.5

4.0

0.0

4.5

0.0

0.0

4.5

4.0

15.5

4.5

4.0

0.0

4.5

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

54

 

Obs & Gynae

SG

On- Call

Yes

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

 

Obs & Gynae

SG

On- Call

Yes

0.0

0.0

0.0

4.5

4.0

0.0

4.5

4.0

0.0

4.5

4.0

15.5

4.5

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

50

 

 

 

 

 

06/06/2011

07/06/2011

08/06/2011

09/06/2011

10/06/2011

11/06/ 2011

12/06/ 2011

Total

Volunt ary (inc in total hrs)

Department

Grade

Shift Type

Resident On-Call

AM

PM

OC

AM

PM

OC

AM

PM

OC

AM

PM

OC

AM

PM

OC

OC

OC

Obs & Gynae

SG

On- Call

Yes

4.5

4.0

0.0

4.5

4.0

15.5

4.5

4.0

0.0

4.5

4.0

0.0

4.5

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

58

 

Oncology

SG

On- Call

No

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

40

 

Oncology

AS

On- Call

No

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

2.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

39

 

Ophthalmolog y

SG

None

n/a

4.0

0.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

24

 

Ophthalmolog y

AS

On- Call

No

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

32

 

Oral Surgery

AS

On- Call

No

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

16.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

0.0

16.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

64

 

Paediatrics

SG

24 Partial

Yes

3.0

5.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

40

 

Paediatrics

SG

24 Partial

Yes

3.0

5.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

0.0

3.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

19

 

Paediatrics

SG

24 Partial

Yes

3.0

5.0

16.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

16.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

48

 

Paediatrics

SG

24 Partial

Yes

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

32

 

Paediatrics

SG

24 Partial

Yes

3.0

5.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

16.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

0.0

24.0

0.0

72

 

Paediatrics

Locum SG

24 Partial

Yes

3.0

5.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

16.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

48

 

Paediatrics

Locum SG

24 Partial

Yes

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

12.0

12

 

Paediatrics

Locum SG

24 Partial

Yes

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.0

5.0

16.0

0.0

12.0

36

 

Orthopaedic & Trauma

AS

On- Call

No

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

 

Orthopaedic & Trauma

SG

On- Call

No

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

16.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

24.0

0.0

76

 

Orthopaedic & Trauma

SG

On- Call

No

4.0

4.0

16.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

16.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

68

16.0

Orthopaedic & Trauma

AS

On- Call

No

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

16.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

52

 

Orthopaedic & Trauma

SG

On- Call

No

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0

 

Orthopaedic & Trauma

Locum SG

On- Call

No

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

0.0

4.0

4.0

16.0

0.0

24.0

80