PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - S Longhurst AU - C Shipman AU - J Dale TI - Working out of hours: the experiences and training needs of general practitioner registrars. DP - 1998 May 01 TA - British Journal of General Practice PG - 1247--1248 VI - 48 IP - 430 4099 - http://bjgp.org/content/48/430/1247.short 4100 - http://bjgp.org/content/48/430/1247.full SO - Br J Gen Pract1998 May 01; 48 AB - Out-of-hours work has been identified as a major concern for registrars, and as contributing to the steady decline both in the number of applicants to vocational training schemes and in those practising as principals on completion of their training. Until now, little has been known about registrars' views about their experience of working out of hours and how this might be improved. The present study describes general practitioner (GP) registrars' current patterns of out-of-hours working and their perceptions about training needs.