Table 1.
Filled and vacant places for advertised jobs in specialty groups in order of total number of places advertised*
| Specialty Group | Filled | Remained Vacant | Total places advertised (% filled)2 |
% of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | 2,308 | 378 | 2,686 (86%) | 26% |
| General Practice | 2,417 | 0 | 2,384 (101%) | 23% |
| A & E | 1,099 | 303 | 1,402 (78%) | 14% |
| Surgery | 1,122 | 167 | 1,289 (87%) | 13% |
| Psychiatry | 862 | 82 | 944 (91%) | 9% |
| Paediatrics | 710 | 74 | 784 (91%) | 8% |
| Obst & Gynae | 290 | 73 | 363 (80%) | 4% |
| Radiology | 175 | 1 | 176 (99%) | 2% |
| Lab. Medicine | 113 | 24 | 137 (82%) | 1% |
| Public Health | 76 | 2 | 78 (97%) | 1% |
| Total | 9,172 | 1,071 | 10,243 (90%) | 100% |
* MMC 2008 Specialty Training Recruitment Monitoring as recorded on 29th October 2008
2 Percentage of advertised places that were filled (if >100%, more candidates were appointed than places advertised)
A&E = Accident and Emergency, incl. Anaesthetics; Lab. Medicine = Laboratory Medicine incl. Neurophysiology; Obst & Gynae = Obstetrics & Gynaecology