The working time directive will undoubtedly shake the foundations of surgery in the United Kingdom, and meeting the directive by 2009 will require fundamental change if both it and the challenge of providing safe patient care are to be met. BMJ 2002;325:S69 Expert

You may feel that paperwork is taking over your life and that time spent with your patients is forever shrinking. You can follow some simple but tough steps to help you make your paperless table come true. BMJ 2002;324:S167 (25 May)

The objectives listed are modified from the JCHST Curriculum in Higher Specialist Training for Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery. The objectives given are indicative of what should be covered and are not prescriptive. They are applicable to orthopaedic trauma surgery training in Edinburgh but may be applicable to any training programs around the world.