Annex 1
WORKING GROUP TO ADVISE ON THE IMPACT OF
THE EUROPEAN WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE UPON MATERNITY SERVICES IN
ENGLAND
TERMS OF
REFERENCE
1. To receive the conclusions of the Hospital
at Night working group in relation to maternity services.
2. To consider the information resulting
from other pilot projects already funded by the Department of
Health.
3. To obtain information from other Trusts
moving towards implementation of the Directive.
4. To review relevant recent recommendations
regarding maternity and neonatal workforce.
5. To propose a range of suitable staffing
models for obstetric services in order to ensure continuity of
service and maintenance of training, taking into account the implications
of these developments for other healthcare professionals as well
as obstetricians.
6. To establish a service for the provision
of advice to Trusts seeking to implement the Directive.
7. To devise an appropriate system to audit
progress.
8. To report to the Working Time Directive
Expert Group.
MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES
REPRESENTATIVES OF:
Department of Health WTD Expert Group
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Central Consultants and Specialists Committee O&G
Subcommittee
National Childbirth Trust
Royal College of Midwives
Royal College of Nursing (Changing Workforce Programme)
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
British Association of Perinatal Medicine
Royal College of Anaesthetists
Obstetrical Anaesthetists Association
British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society
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