title: Medical registrars in 2010: experience and expectations of the future consultant physicians of the UK.
abstract: In 2010, 2,176 medical registrars in England (43%) responded to a survey of attitudes to current and future working conditions. Regarding current working, 88% were currently happy with their job with respect to their specialty but only 49% were happy with respect to acute medicine. Even if pay was increased, 59% would only want to work a 48-hour week or less. Regarding future jobs, 59% were worried about future job prospects with 91% exploring ways of extending their training. Only 36% would consider working away from their current location as a consultant, only 42% of those trained in acute medicine wish to take part in the acute take, 15% would consider a 'sub-consultant' post and only 60% were looking forward to becoming a consultant. The findings of this survey show that medical registrars are very concerned about their future. From their perspective, clinical medicine in England is in poor health.
authors.affiliation: Medical Workforce Unit, Royal College of Physicians, London. andrew.goddard@derbyhospitals.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Andrew F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Goddard
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D003253:Consultants / Q000523:psychology*; D003625:Data Collection; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D006113:United Kingdom