• J R Coll Physicians Lond · Mar 1998

    Cross cover for physicians: an additional burden.

    • D K Knight-Davis, M G Fouweather, E D Srivastava, and M C Allison.
    • Gastroenterology Unit, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport.
    • J R Coll Physicians Lond. 1998 Mar 1;32(2):130-2.

    ObjectiveTo examine the extra burden placed on consultant physicians when providing cross cover for colleagues who are absent on annual or study leave.MethodsA questionnaire was sent to 455 consultant physicians with an interest in gastroenterology, practising in the UK in October 1996.ResultsThe response rate was 77%, with 350 completed forms returned. Ninety percent of respondents participate in the acute intake; they provide 85% of cross cover for their colleagues. Only 2% of this burden is carried by the appointment of locums.ConclusionProvision of satisfactory cover for inpatients under the care of absent colleagues can place serious demands on consultants at a time when their specialty commitments are also high. Future manpower planning must take these added burdens into consideration.

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