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UK doctor profile changes
BMJ 2001; 322 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0105135b (Published 01 May 2001) Cite this as: BMJ 2001;322:0105135b
- Rhona MacDonald, Student1
- 1BMJ
There are 67 000 hospital doctors, 33 000 general practitioners, and 3500 public health doctors working with a permanent contract in the United Kingdom, according to Medical and Dental Workforce Data.
These data have been compiled for the first time, by collating the monthly reports from Employing Doctors and Dentists, but the most recent UK figures are available only to September 1999.
The number of hospital doctors increased by 42% over the past decade, while the number of GPs increased by only 8%. …
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