Patients 'more likely to die' if EU rules on 48-hour week go ahead, doctors warn

Patients 'more likely to die' if EU rules on 48-hour week go ahead, doctors warn
"Patients will be at risk if the Government implements plans to stop doctors working more than 48 hours a week, the president of the Royal College of Surgeons warned today.'Patient safety will be reduced, so it follows that patients are more likely to die,' said John Black, a former general surgeon at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
The vast majority of doctors think the European Working Time Directive, due to be introduced on August 1, is dangerous"