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Shift work guides · for anyone who works shifts

Shift work guides

Sleep, food, training and family around a rota that never sits still. Practical guides for police, fire, ambulance, health and anyone else on shifts.

Checked October 2026 · guidance, not medical advice

Sleep

  • Sleeping after night shifts The nap before, sleep between, caffeine cut-offs, and the short sleep and early night after the last one.

For police officers

Duty, pay and rota rules for officers in England and Wales are in police guides.

A plan that follows your rota

SHFTRS turns your rota into a plan for sleep, food, training and family, and moves it when a shift changes.

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