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Notes on fair duty rosters, rest rules, and shift planning.

Introducing RosterShift: a duty roster app built for hospital teams

Why we built RosterShift — a fair, transparent duty roster app for hospital coordinators tired of Excel, fairness disputes, and rest-rule violations.

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How to build a fair duty roster: a practical guide for hospital coordinators

A step-by-step guide to building a fair duty roster: define duty types, weight nights and holidays correctly, track carry-over balance, and publish transparently.

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Rest rules after night shifts: why they must be enforced, not just suggested

Why minimum rest after night shifts and 24-hour duty matters for patient safety, and why rest rules need to be a hard constraint in scheduling, not a guideline.

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The hidden cost of Excel duty rosters (and a checklist for evaluating alternatives)

Excel duty rosters cost more than they look like: hours of manual work, version chaos, untracked swaps, and no fairness memory. A checklist for evaluating scheduling tools.

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