The NHS Emeritus pilot scheme will initially run for one year across England.
Emeritus consultants will begin making appointments starting next month
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The NHS has launched a return to work scheme for retired doctors to try to reduce waiting lists.
Employers hope to attract consultants with offers of flexible hours and remote work.
The NHS Emeritus pilot scheme will initially run for a year across England to help reduce waits for elective care only. If successful, it will be expanded to other types of care, NHS England said.
Emeritus consultants – those who have retired but retain their titles – will begin making appointments from next month.
The NHS Emeritus pilot scheme will initially run for a year across England to help reduce waits for elective care only. Pictured: General view of staff in an NHS hospital ward
Around 1,000 consultants leave the NHS to retire each year. A website has been created to link eligible doctors with hospitals.
Around 1,000 consultants leave the NHS to retire each year. A website has been created to link eligible doctors with hospitals.
Trusts upload requirements such as outpatient appointments, requests for specialist advice and educational and training support, and then select from interested consultants.
Appointments are scheduled and coordinated with patients, either in person or remotely.
Trusts upload requirements such as outpatient appointments, requests for specialist advice and educational and training support, and then select from interested consultants.
Appointments are scheduled and coordinated with patients, either in person or remotely.
It has the potential to help hospitals in areas with labor shortages in a particular specialty. The NHS waiting list was 7.6 million in November, up from 7.7 million in October.
Stella Vig, national clinical director for elective care at NHS England, said: “It’s a simple concept, but we hope it will benefit everyone involved.”
Health Minister Andrew Stephenson said: “The returning consultants will bring invaluable experience and expertise.”