Duty Rosters and Workloads of Obstetricians in Germany: Results of a Germany-wide Survey.

Duty Rosters and Workloads of Obstetricians in Germany: Results of a Germany-wide Survey. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd. 2017 Aug;77(8):894-903 Authors: Neimann J, Knabl J, Puppe J, Bayer CM, Gass P, Gabriel L, Seelbach-Goebel B, Lermann J, Schott S Abstract BACKGROUND: Compiling a daily hospital roster which complies with existing laws and tariff regulations and meets the requirements for ongoing professional training while also taking the legal regulations on the health of employees into account makes planning the duty roster a challenge. The aim of this study was to obtain a realistic picture of existing duty roster systems and of the current workloads of obstetricians in Germany. METHOD: This online survey was sent to 2770 physicians training to become obstetricians or specializing in specific areas of obstetric care. The survey consisted of an anonymized 95-item questionnaire which collected data on different types of duty roster systems and the workload of obstetricians in Germany for the period from 17.02.2015 to 16.05.2015. RESULTS: Out of a total of 2770 physicians who were contacted, 437 (16%) completed the questionnaire. Across all forms of care, the care provided outside normal working hours usually (75%) consisted of a combination of regular working times and on-call duty or even consisted entirely of standby duty. Level I perinatal centers were most likely 20% (n = 88) to have a shift system in place. Wo...
Source: Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde - Category: OBGYN Tags: Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd Source Type: research