Junior doctors' long-running battle over work hours appears to be coming to an end. Dr Deborah PowellThree thousand doctors have negotiated in a multi-employer collective agreement for "safer'' rosters since January 1 last year. Almost 3000 junior doctors went on strike for three days in January, following another walkout late last year. This means doctors on the identified rosters had four rostered days off in a fortnight. Doctors would be allowed to work back-to-back weekends, but some rostered days off would adjoin weekends when the doctor is not working, Dr Powell said.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 21, 2017 20:16 UTC