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Original papers: Caroline Donnelly, Philip McGarry, and Heather Mills Part-time working in psychiatry in Northern Ireland Psychiatr Bull 2008; 32: 350-352 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

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In Support of Part-Time working: not just for Part-time trainees

Sinu Sainulabdeen   (13 September 2008)

In Support of Part-Time working: not just for Part-time trainees 13 September 2008
Sinu Sainulabdeen, ST1 trainee(Psychiatry) South West London&St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust Send letter to journal: Re: In Support of Part-Time working: not just for Part-time trainees sinusuhas{at}gmail.com Sinu Sainulabdeen	I read with interest the paper by Donelly et al about part-time working in psychiatry in Northern Ireland in September's edition of Psychiatric Bulletin. As a flexible trainee in the UK, I really do appreciate the opportunity to both study and fulfill my family committments. It is revealing that the part-time trainees in psychiatry in Northern Ireland surveyed for the paper all wished for a part-time senior post, as did nearly 49% of the full time trainees. These figures, and the experience of trainees like myself, do seem to indicate a real need for part-time Consultant posts and job sharing at Consultant level.