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<p>It is a matter for employers to ensure that rest facilities are provided for all
staff during breaks in their work shifts. Staff would normally leave their place of
work at the end of their shift.</p><p> </p><p>There are particular provisions in the
terms and conditions of doctors in training and consultants covering working at night.</p><p>
</p><p>The doctors in training contract states: “Where a doctor is required to work
overnight on a resident on-call working pattern, the doctor shall be provided with
overnight accommodation for the resident on-call duty period. The consultant contract
requires agreement with their employer on those occasions when they would be resident
for night duties which, subject to the agreement, may include access to a dedicated
place to rest.”</p><p> </p><p>Generally, employers do not require doctors to be resident
on call, as all time resident on call is classified as working hours following the
Jaeger judgement. It is a matter for employers to consider what rest facilities they
wish to provide when a doctor has been called into the hospital and wishes to rest
before going home.</p>
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