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. 2008 Apr 1;101(4):191–200. doi: 10.1258/jrsm.2007.070277

Table 3.

Full-time and part-time working for doctors in medical employment (numbers of doctors, percentages of respondents at each level)

Men Women Total Men Women Total
Occupational group % % % n n n
WORKING PATTERN:
 Full-time 88.6 49.9 75.3 1138 335 1473
 Part-time 11.4 50.1 24.7 146 336 482
 All 100.0 100.0 100.0 1284 671 1955
WORKING PATTERN UK NHS:
 Full-time 89.2 50.7 76.0 1026 305 1331
 Part-time 10.8 49.3 24.0 124 297 421
 Hospital (full-time) 89.1 57.8 80.0 542 144 686
 Hospital (part-time) 10.9 42.3 20.0 66 105 171
 General practice (full-time) 88.9 46.2 73.3 466 140 606
 General practice (part-time) 11.1 53.8 26.7 58 163 221

1955/2118 (92.3%) of those in medical posts and 1752/1888 (92.8%) of those working in the NHS told us their working pattern.