Junior Doctors Hours - Medical Workforce Planning
The New Deal
The New Deal on junior doctors’ living and working conditions was introduced in 1991 and includes guidance on hours of work and work intensity. New Deal compliance was incorporated into PRHO contracts from August 2001 and SHO and SpR contracts from August 2003.
The original New Deal documentation included sections on:
- Working arrangements of doctors and dentists in training
- Making the best use of the skills of nurses and midwives
- Making better use of technical, administrative, clerical and other support staff and systems
- Guidance on Regional Task Forces
- Living and working conditions of doctors in training
- Guidance from the conference of Medical Royal Colleges and their faculties in the UK
- Guidance from the central consultants and specialists committee
