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Dr Masood Ahmed, the newest member of the Zircadian consultancy team, delivered a presentation at the recent Medicology conference entitled 'Immediate Imperatives and Practical Solutions as EWTD Approaches'.

The event took place in London on Friday 26 June and focused on priorities and solutions to the core issues facing trusts and clinical teams as they work towards readiness. This important and practical conference had a shorter term focus on practical and emergency strategies, rather than just broader organisational strategies which can take longer to implement.

The EWTD reduction in working hours is an immediate and significant challenge potentially impacting on service delivery, quality, safety, training, hospital at night and more. Masood's presentation concentrated on the subject of maximising training in reduced hours, and he also participated in the panel discussion. Zircadian exhibited throughout the day.

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Dr Masood Ahmed, MBBS, is one of a handful of medics with a detailed knowledge of the Working Time Directive (WTD) and the New Deal contract for doctors in training. He is the author of 'Rota Design 2009' and 'A Compendium of Solutions for Implementing the Working Time Directive for Doctors in Training from August 2009'. As Associate Medical Director of the West Midlands Deanery Action Team he was the Deanery lead for the first stage of implementing WTD for over 4,000 junior doctors. As Chairman of the BMA Junior Doctors' Committee Negotiating Team, he led on the current Specialist Trainee pay scales negotiations. He is now managing Cloud 9 Consultants and has worked in close partnership with Zircadian Ltd, the Skills for Health Workforce Projects Team, and the NHS North West EWTD Medical Development Team in tackling the challenges of the WTD.