Table 1

Grade and Specialty of Respondents

Proportion of total responses from this grade/specialty*Proportion of target grade/specialty responding
GradeFY1160/1451 (11.0%)160/511 (31.3%)
FY2170/1451 (11.7%)170/447 (38.0%)
CT1-2302/1451 (20.8%)302/498 (60.6%)
ST3+/SpR661/1451 (45.6%)661/1815 (36.4%)
GPST1–2107/1451 (7.4%)107/362 (30.0%)
GPST3+51/1451 (3.5%)51/133 (38.3%)
SpecialtyAnaesthetics/ITU179/1347 (13.3%)179/413 (43.3%)
Internal medicine323/1347 (24.0%)323/968 (33.4%)
Surgery211/1347 (15.7%)221/780 (28.3%)
Paediatrics127/1347 (9.4%)127/255 (49.8%)
Psychiatry85/1347 (6.3%)85/212 (40.1%)
General practice201/1347 (14.9%)201/495 (40.6%)
Radiology26/1347 (1.9%)26/78 (33.3%)
Pathology25/1347 (1.9%)25/73 (34.2%)
Obstetrics and gynaecology83/1347 (6.2%)83/182 (45.6%)
Emergency medicine76/1347 (5.6%)76/149 (51.0%)
Public health11/1347 (0.8%)11/18 (61.1%)
Other335335/143
  • * Number of responses/total number of responses in the survey (N=1479) (%).

  • Number of responses/number of each group in the overall population (N=3766) (% of the survey population responding).

  • FY1, foundation year 1; FY2, foundation year 2; CT1-2, Core training 1-2; GPST1-2 and 3+, General Practice Specialist Trainee years 1-2 and 3+; ITU, intensive treatment unit; SpR, specialist registrar; ST3+, specialist trainee year 3+.