Table 5.
Intention to work in the NHS until normal retirement age of 1977 qualifiers working in the NHS in 1995. Values are percentages (numbers) of doctors
| Yes* | Undecided | No† | Total No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital doctors: | 64.3 (507) | 9.5 (75) | 26.1 (206) | 788 |
| Men | 61.7 (341) | 9.6 (53) | 28.8 (159) | 553 |
| Women | 70.6 (166) | 9.4 (22) | 20.0 (47) | 235 |
| General practitioners: | 67.0 (556) | 13.0 (108) | 20.0 (166) | 830 |
| Men | 68.9 (368) | 10.3 (55) | 20.8 (111) | 534 |
| Women | 63.5 (188) | 17.9 (53) | 18.6 (55) | 296 |
| Total‡: | 65.6 (1125) | 11.5 (197) | 22.9 (392) | 1714 |
| Men | 64.7 (721) | 10.1 (113) | 25.2 (281) | 1115 |
| Women | 67.5 (404) | 14.0 (84) | 18.5 (111) | 599 |
*
Includes those who answered, “yes, definitely” or “yes, probably.”
†
Includes those who answered “no, definitely not” or “no, probably not.”
‡
Includes those working in community health (57 doctors) and public health medicine (39).