Table 1.
The place of work, clinical commitment to the NHS, whether respondents were regularly appraised and the sources they relied on for CME
| Primary employer | |
| The NHS | 22 (18%) |
| A university | 44 (36%) |
| The NHS and a university | 29 (24%) |
| A pharmaceutical company | 8 (7%) |
| A clinical research organization | 9 (7%) |
| Other | 11 (9%) |
| Proportion of working week occupied by clinical activity | |
| < 25% | 38 (31%) |
| 25–50% | 44 (36%) |
| > 50% | 41 (33%) |
| Regular appraisal at place of work | |
| Yes | 62 (51%) |
| No | 48 (39%) |
| Due to start soon | 12 (10%) |
| Current sources of continuing medical education | |
| Articles in clinical pharmacology journals | 112 (91%) |
| Articles in other specialist medical journals | 113 (92%) |
| Articles in general medical journals | 114 (93%) |
| Textbooks | 82 (67%) |
| Web-based information sources | 67 (55%) |
| Discussions with other clinical pharmacologists | 80 (65%) |
| Pharmaceutical company in-house training sessions | 10 (8%) |
| Pharmaceutical company advisory boards | 24 (20%) |
| Communications at BPS meetings | 59 (48%) |
| Meetings of other specialist societies | 94 (76%) |
| International conferences | 94 (76%) |
| Other | 24 (20%) |