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. 2010 Jan 1;103(1):21–30. doi: 10.1258/jrsm.2009.090282

Table 4.

Percentages of NHS doctors who planned to change their current job

All Men Women Hospital practice General practice
No changes anticipated 39.8 43.9 35.4 40.0 40.1
Planned changes
 Reduce hours 29.3 30.1 28.3 31.0 27.5
 Increase hours 6.3 1.6a 11.5a 4.5b 8.4b
 Change work setting 21.2 22.8 19.5 25.2b 15.8b
 Change of work content* 11.1 13.3a 8.6a 9.5 12.9
 Other plan 14.8 11.6a 18.3a 13.8 15.7
*

Medico-legal, writing, journalism were given as examples

Denominators: 2115 (all); 1095 (men); 1020 (women); 1147 (hospital practice); 916 (general practice)

a

Statistically significant male–female difference at the 0.01 level

b

Statistically significant hospital practice–general practice difference