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Investigating the impact of self-rostering on EM trainee wellbeing and recovery: a national survey
  1. Alexander Robertson
  1. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Alexander Robertson; alexander.robertson4{at}nhs.net

https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2024-214642

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    The wellbeing of emergency department (ED) staff has been identified by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) as a priority area for research,1 and successive years of General Medical Council survey data have identified emergency medicine (EM) as the specialty with the highest burnout levels.2 There is currently little evidence on the impact of rota design on the wellbeing of ED staff, although RCEM published guidance on implementing self-rostering in 2019.3 One previous report indicates self-rostering may improve wellbeing in EM and acute internal medicine trainees in a single trust.4

    The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of self-rostering on the wellbeing and need for recovery of EM trainees in the UK. An online cross-sectional survey was distributed to all trainees between February and May 2024, attached via link to the established Emergency Medicine Trainee Association survey. The survey included demographic data, …

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    Footnotes

    • Handling editor Aileen McCabe

    • Presented at This research was previously presented at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Conference October 2024.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.