RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Rapid transformation of the medical on-call rotas to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study JF Future Healthcare Journal JO Future Healthc J FD Royal College of Physicians SP e36 OP e41 DO 10.7861/fhj.2020-0148 VO 8 IS 1 A1 Aziz, Amir A1 Patel, Neel A1 Chakravorty, Trishna A1 Yan, May A1 Gull, David A1 Clare, Sarbjit A1 Varma, Chetan YR 2021 UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/8/1/e36.abstract AB At Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust, an emergency rota was put into place in anticipation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Key changes included re-deploying non-general medical (GIM) consultants on to the GIM on-call rota and re-deploying junior doctors on to medical rotas, and introducing a COVID-19 induction training programme to support these redeployments. Results from a survey showed 100% of consultants felt the rotas were resilient, with 96% of consultants stating they felt the rotas were well-staffed and 77% stating that they observed no drop in quality of care. Here we outline how these changes were made and present quantitative and qualitative feedback, with the aim of informing other trusts carrying out similar urgent reconfigurations in the future, or seeking to apply the lessons learnt to their non-emergency rotas.