Table 2.

Job satisfaction and morale

	Microbiologists						Virologists			Total
	DGH (excl. “Other*”)			Teaching hospital
	n	N	(%)	n	N	(%)	n	N	(%)	n	N	(%)
Job satisfaction now
High/very high	88	213	41	51	102	50	18	33	55	165	366	45
Low/very low	36	213	17	16	102	16	5	33	15	60	366	16
Job satisfaction compared with 5 years ago
Better/much better	44	209	21	23	100	23	11	33	33	86	360	24
Worse/much worse	103	209	49	51	100	51	15	33	45	176	360	49
Morale now
High/very high	52	214	24	31	102	30	10	33	30	99	367	27
Low/very low	68	214	32	20	102	20	8	33	24	101	367	28
Morale compared with 5 years ago
Better/much better	30	208	14	20	98	20	6	31	19	62	355	17
Worse/much worse	121	208	58	56	98	57	16	31	52	202	355	57
Contemplated early retirement as a result of changes in the NHS in last 5 years	105	171	61	45	79	57	10	23	43	167	284	59
Making financial plans to retire early	125	210	60	60	102	59	15	33	45	208	363	57

*Other, N=9.

DGH, district general hospital; N, total number; n, number answering “yes”.