title: A survey of study leave entitlement in 2002 amongst non-consultant career grade doctors in genitourinary medicine.
abstract: Non-consultant career grade (NCCG) doctors perform a significant proportion of the clinical work in genitourinary medicine (GUM) and it is essential that their training and educational needs are met. Seven hundred questionnaires were posted to NCCGs in the UK to investigate whether employing trusts supported the educational needs of NCCG doctors by granting/funding study leave. A summary of the 220 replies (31% response) is presented. One hundred and twenty (55%) were not granted study leave to attend the 2002 national GUM NCCG conference. Study leave was less likely to be granted to those who held posts as clinical assistant or hospital practitioner and to those doctors who were working three or fewer sessions per week in GUM. It appears from our survey that many NCCG doctors who are seeing a significant proportion of the clinical workload in GUM are not supported by their employing trusts to keep up to date.
authors.affiliation: Genitourinary Medicine Department, Manor Hospital, Moat Road, Walsall, WS2 9PS, UK. chandras@wht.walsallh-tr-wmids.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Shamala
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandramani
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Challenor
authors.forename: Som
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014146:Training Support; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014572:Urology / Q000193:education; D000078329:Workforce