Klacks plans wards and junior doctor rotations with no gaps — automatically factoring in the shift and rest-period limits of the Junior Doctor Contract. On-premise, so patient data never leaves your organisation.
The Junior Doctor Contract 2016 (England) provides that shifts must not be scheduled for longer than 13 hours — almost impossible to track by hand across many rotations and wards. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each have their own, differing contracts.
After a maximum of 4 consecutive shifts over 10 hours, 48 hours' rest is due; after a maximum of 4 nights, 46 hours; after a maximum of 7 shifts, 48 hours — plus at least 11 hours' rest between any two shifts.
NHS England's e-rostering guidance requires Working Time Regulations rules to be built into the system, with breaches surfaced through reports — a reliable overview is barely achievable without software.
Klacks runs on-premise on your own infrastructure — ready in minutes via Docker.
Public holidays, surcharges and rest periods come preconfigured for your country — and you can adjust them anytime.
Klacks builds shift plans, flags conflicts and optimizes routes — with an AI assistant if you want.
From gap-free ward cover to WTR transparency — everything works together.
Day, late and night shifts across every ward — Klacks shows every gap immediately and fills it automatically on request.
Klacks warns when planning junior doctor shifts before the 13-hour limit under the Junior Doctor Contract is exceeded — visible before the shift is finalised. On request, Klacks can hard-block any breach — a new violation can then only be saved with documented supervisor approval.
The 11-hour rest between shifts is factored into the plan automatically; Klacks flags the 48/46/48-hour cascade after several consecutive shifts or nights as a warning.
Klacks has the Working Time Regulations built into the system and flags breaches before the rota is published — fully traceable for any support-and-challenge meeting.
Klacks runs on your own infrastructure. Staff and patient data never leave the hospital — not even for the AI.
"Fill next week's night shifts for General Medicine" is all it takes — Klacksy factors in shift limits and rest periods.
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Klacks continuously monitors the 13-hour shift limit and the rest-period cascade under the Junior Doctor Contract, and shows ward managers early on where things are getting tight.
Try the Playground to see how Klacks handles shift limits, rest periods and wards — or install it directly within your organisation. No license fees, with no registration required.
Klacks is open source under the MIT license. Host it yourself, keep your data in-house, pay no license fees — you stay in full control.