NHS England has refreshed the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on LTFT arrangements to ensure greater flexibility for Doctors in Training. This work has been part of the Enhancing Junior Doctors Working Lives and aligns closely to Gold Guide.
- Postgraduate doctors in training across England in any specialty have the right to apply to train LTFT for any well-founded reason, including for their wellbeing or through personal choice
- Typically, the percentage worked in hours will correspond with the percentage out of hours, usually 60% or 80%
- Postgraduate Doctors and Dentists in Training should discuss an application with their ES and TPD prior to submitting
- Trusts will be consulted with on applications that have less than three months' notice and changes are unlikely to be possible with less notice without their direct approval.
- NHSE approved LTFT based on training and education. Your employing trust approves based on employment contracts, rotas and patient safety.
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