From April 2024, the upper limit of overtime and holiday work for doctors will be applied. If it falls under the collaboration level B/B) and the intensive skill improvement level (C level), up to 1860 hours per year will be permitted as an exception.
In order to receive this special standard designation, in addition to meeting certain requirements, the medical institution must create a doctor's working hours reduction plan and be evaluated by the Medical Institution Working Environment Evaluation Center established by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (around September 2022). (scheduled to start from )), apply to the prefecture and receive designation.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Work Environment Improvement Support Center will support initiatives related to the creation of plans to shorten working hours for doctors at medical institutions, with the aim of reforming the way doctors work.
For medical institutions wishing to receive support, please check the following "Support for creating plans to reduce working hours for doctors" and submit a "survey form".

Please refer to the website of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's "Study Group on Promotion of Work Style Reform for Physicians" for guidelines on creating plans to reduce working hours for physicians. (Guidelines for creating plans to reduce working hours for physicians may be revised each time the "Study Group on Promotion of Work Style Reform for Physicians" considers them, so please check the latest version.)
In addition, the template for doctors' working hours reduction plan is posted on the portal site "Lively working medical institution support web" established by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, so please check there.