PM backs Charlotte’s junior doctors’ campaign  

Prime Minister David Cameron has backed Charlotte’s campaign to lift restrictions on doctors’ working hours. Mr Cameron said the government would “work urgently” to bring about changes to the European Working Time Directive, which restricts workers to a 48-hour week. Charlotte believes the rule does not allow junior doctors enough time to train, prevents hospital bosses from planning for emergencies such as flu pandemics, and creates strict rotas that do not allow for continuity of care for patientsShe has also discovered that North Bristol NHS Trust spent more than £25,000 a year checking staff did not exceed the required hours. Charlotte, who has also brought a Bill to the Commons to try to change the law, raised the matter during Prime Minister’s Questions at Westminster.. Mr Cameron agreed it was an important issue, saying: “Nobody wants to go back to...