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*Issue 1: Definition
Draft principle(s):

On-call systems exist as part of arrangements to provide appropriate service cover across the NHS. A member of staff is on-call when, as part of an established arrangement with his/her employer, he/she is available outside his/her standard working hours – either at the workplace, at home or elsewhere – to work as and when required.
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