title: Ratio of basic surgical trainees to type 1 specialist registrar programmes 1999/2000/2001/2002.
abstract: It is recently becoming increasingly apparent that there is a significant discrepancy between the number of basic surgical trainees seeking Type 1 higher surgical training programmes and the number of those programmes available for appointment.
authors.affiliation: Hope Hospital, Salford.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Galasko
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D008511:Medicine; D013038:Specialization; D000078329:Workforce