HEE committed to extending flexible-working arrangements to all junior doctors in England.

Professor Sheona MacLeod, Deputy Medical Director, Health Education England said:

“I am delighted that work of HEE’s Enhancing Junior Doctors Working lives is being highlighted. The collaborative group led by HEE, with the BMA JDC, NHS Employers and the GMC committed to extending flexible-working arrangements to all junior doctors in England.

Doctors in training had been telling us they want greater flexibility in the way they train, including the ability to train less than full-time.

HEE ran a pilot of this in emergency medicine which proved very successful, with trainees telling us they were experiencing less stress, and that they felt more able to offer high-quality care to patients and were more likely to remain in training and the NHS.

“We have already extended less-than-full-time training to paediatrics and obstetrics & gynaecology and with the support of all our partners we intend to roll this out to all doctors in training, addressing one of the key issues of concern to this vital part of the NHS workforce.”

Further info available in our Enhancing Junior Lives report - https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/doctors-training/enhancing-working-lives