| Covering ENT out of hours: how confident are senior house officers? | |
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PMID: 16672087 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: The implementation of the European working time directive has led to an increase in cross-speciality out-of-hours cover. This survey illustrates ENT out-of-hours cover arrangements and assesses the implications for senior house officers (SHOs) responsible for managing emergencies. METHODS: A telephone survey of 100 ENT departments was conducted, asking the on-call SHO about departmental structure, on-call rota design, their previous ENT experience, access to SHO training and their confidence in managing emergencies. RESULTS: 44 per cent of departments used only ENT SHOs on the on-call rota. 73 per cent always had an ENT middle grade on call. In 60 per cent of hospitals, the ENT consultant was sometimes on call with only a non-ENT SHO. At the time of the study, 5 per cent of SHOs had no ENT experience, no access to training, were not confident in managing simple emergencies and were on-call without middle-grade cover. CONCLUSION: The current junior on-call structure for ENT has implications for patient management. |
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Authors:
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S J Davis; S McDonald |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2006-05-04 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of laryngology and otology Volume: 120 ISSN: 1748-5460 ISO Abbreviation: J Laryngol Otol Publication Date: 2006 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-07-12 Completed Date: 2007-04-16 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8706896 Medline TA: J Laryngol Otol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 587-90 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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ENT Department, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK. sd4166@hotmail.com |
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After-Hours Care* Attitude of Health Personnel Clinical Competence Education, Medical, Continuing Emergencies* Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration Great Britain Hospital Departments / organization & administration Humans Medical Staff, Hospital / education, psychology* Otolaryngology / education, organization & administration Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / therapy* Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / organization & administration |
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