Training cuts a 'danger to surgery'  Junior doctors falsify
records to gain extra time in theatre as their working hours are
cut  Patients are being put at risk because the number of hours'
training that a doctor completes before qualifying as a
consultant has fallen by around 75 per cent in the past 15
years, The Observer can reveal.   Some surgeons have told The
Observer they go voluntarily into the theatres to gain
experience, then lie to their NHS trusts about the hours they
work. If they reveal they have exceeded the limit, their
hospital becomes liable for financial penalties from the Health
and Safety Executive.  The hours of doctors in training have
fallen hugely since the Eighties, when many were working between
80 and 90 hours each week. After warnings about the dangers to
the public, the hours were gradually reduced to bring them more
in line with a normal working week. They can now work 56 hours a
week, but this will fall to 48 hours in three years' time.  In
the past, a doctor would work between