The need for part-time work: a survey of doctors 10 years after graduation.
In order to quantify the need for part-time posts a postal questionnaire was sent to 396 doctors 10 years after graduation from four UK medical schools. The response rate ranged from 41% for Sheffield to 74% for Edinburgh. The findings reinforce the case for more flexibility of the career structure, in particular the establishment of more part-time posts. These should be incorporated into training grades as the maximum need for part-time work was found to occur 4 to 8 years after graduation.
Bolton-Maggs
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University College Hospital, London.
Van Someren
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Lefford
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D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D010559:Personnel Management; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D010820:Physicians; D010822:Physicians, Women