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26th August 2015 #1
NHS Children's Units Under Threat From Rise In Female Doctors
Welfare services for children are "struggling to cope" ... partly due to female doctors going on maternity leave ... an expert claims:
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/u...rens-services/
... vicious circle!Last edited by Arthur Little; 26th August 2015 at 23:33.
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26th August 2015 #2
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A " vicious circle ", maybe !
• There are around 275,000 doctors ( 55% male ) registered to practise medicine in the UK ( compared to ONLY 70,000 in the Philippines ). A quarter are on the GP Register, and a third on the Specialist Register. There are an equal number of males and females in General Practice ; 2/3 on the Specialist Register are male.
• Paediatrics is popular – ranking 3rd ( after anaesthetics and general medicine ) of the specialties - about 6,000 in the UK. Most ( ¾ ) doctors on the paediatric training programme are female.
1. One of the professional attributes needed for doctors choosing paediatrics as a career is " family focused " – but many are choosing to have their own families sooner within the paediatric training programme, then ( when they have their own children ) choosing to work less than full time.
2. Vacancies and gaps on middle grade rotas continue to be hard to fill – especially on neonatal rotas, where the vacancy rate is nearly a quarter. About half of vacancy rotas are filled by locums – very expensive long term.
3. It’s also proved impossible to fully comply with the European Working Time Directive ( 48 hour week ).
4. As the primary medical qualification of a quarter of all UK specialists are international, changes in immigration rules preventing those not earning over £ 30,000 after 4 years’ employment continuing to work in UK, may also be a factor.
• Possible solutions ? Collaborative working across regions or networks ; more qualified nurses ; compulsory extended paediatric experience for GP trainees ; encouraging more male doctors into the specialty. It’s time for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health – and the GMC – to halt the " vicious circle " .
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