Associate practitioners take part in the on-call duty of interns. They may also be called upon to collaborate in the continuity of care and pharmaceutical duty organised on site, in support of and under the responsibility of medical staff statutorily authorised to participate in the continuity of care and pharmaceutical duty. They are not authorised to act as replacements.
Time spent on call and travelling during a period of on-call duty, including travel time, is counted as actual working time and is included in service obligations.