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How does quality of working life in health care (particularly for doctors) in the UK compare with other sectors and between countries, especially in relation to pan European policies like the European Working Time Directive. In this chapter we summarise data from a wider European Union (EU) project (European Commission 2007) highlighting particular problems relating to hospital doctors in the UK.
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Mark, A., Lewis, S., Brookes, M. (2012). Comparing the Quality of Working Life of Doctors with Other Workers Across Europe. In: Dickinson, H., Mannion, R. (eds) The Reform of Health Care. Organizational Behaviour in Health Care series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230355026_6
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