title: The feminisation of British neurology: implications for workforce planning.
abstract: As in other hospital specialties, an increasing proportion of neurology trainees are female. To predict the workforce implications it is necessary to determine what life choices future neurologists will make. A questionnaire survey of life choices was administered to neurology consultants and trainees, general medical senior house officers, and medical students. Of the 344 respondents, 3% of specialist registrars (SpRs) and 4.6% of consultants work part time. Eighty-seven per cent of female and 22% of male junior doctors plan to work part time for, on average, 7.5 and 1.5 years respectively. Thirty percent of consultants also plan to work part time. A number of SpRs (14.3%) and consultants (6%) have taken a career break while 37.5% of SpRs and 18.2% of consultants are planning a career break. The changing demands of both sexes will have a greater impact on the neurology workforce than the increasing proportion of women alone. Increased part-time working will require additional trainees to ensure service requirements are met.
authors: Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Birmingham, Edgbaston. cbc@doctors.org.uk
authors: C B
authors: CB
authors: Carroll
authors: D S N A Pengiran
authors: DS
authors: Tengah
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Lawthom
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Venables
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002321:Career Choice; D005260:Female; D005262:Feminization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009462:Neurology; D010822:Physicians, Women / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D013222:State Medicine; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce