Table 1.
Characteristics of cohort of inquiries, according to country of qualification. Values are frequencies (column percentages)
| Qualified in UK (n=4702) | Qualified elsewhere in EU/EEA (n=624) | Qualified outside EU/EEA (n=2190) | Total* (n=7526) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Known “white” | 2648 (56) | 283 (45) | 205 (9) | 3136 (42) |
| Known “black and minority ethnic” | 408 (9) | 62 (10) | 1168 (53) | 1638 (22) |
| Ethnicity not known | 1646 (35) | 279 (45) | 817 (37) | 2752 (37) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 3666 (78) | 479 (77) | 1832 (84) | 5985 (80) |
| Female | 1036 (22) | 145 (23) | 358 (16) | 1541 (20) |
| Years since qualification | ||||
| ≤10 | 586 (12) | 97 (16) | 291 (13) | 974 (13) |
| 11 to 20 | 1137 (24) | 245 (39) | 493 (23) | 1875 (25) |
| 21 to 30 | 1686 (36) | 189 (30) | 515 (24) | 2392 (32) |
| 30 to 40 | 1051 (22) | 79 (13) | 677 (31) | 1808 (24) |
| >40 | 241 (5) | 14 (2) | 211 (10) | 468 (6) |
| Not known | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (0) | 9 (0) |
| Specialty | ||||
| General practice | 2270 (48) | 268 (43) | 923 (42) | 3461 (46) |
| Other specialties | 2432 (52) | 356 (57) | 1267 (58) | 4065 (54) |
| Source of inquiry | ||||
| Public (individual) | 3406 (72) | 329 (53) | 1241 (57) | 4980 (66) |
| Public (organisation) | 451 (10) | 107 (17) | 377 (17) | 937 (12) |
| Person acting in a public capacity | 343 (7) | 125 (20) | 335 (15) | 807 (11) |
| Other doctor | 412 (9) | 52 (8) | 199 (9) | 663 (9) |
| Other source | 90 (2) | 11 (2) | 38 (2) | 139 (2) |
| Type of inquiry | ||||
| Complaint | 3935 (84) | 397 (63) | 1496 (68) | 5832 (77) |
| Referral | 357 (8) | 117 (19) | 436 (20) | 910 (12) |
| Criminal conviction† | 276 (6) | 36 (6) | 166 (8) | 483 (6) |
| Determination‡ | 19 (0) | 11 (2) | 19 (1) | 49 (1) |
| Other | 115 (2) | 63 (10) | 73 (3) | 252 (3) |
| Content of inquiry§ | ||||
| Clinical care | 1981 (42) | 258 (41) | 926 (42) | 3165 (42) |
| Probity | 676 (14) | 93 (15) | 423 (19) | 1192 (16) |
| Relationships with patients | 689 (15) | 87 (14) | 316 (14) | 1092 (15) |
| Working with colleagues | 170 (4) | 30 (5) | 109 (5) | 309 (4) |
| Doctor’s health | 188 (4) | 18 (3) | 76 (4) | 282 (4) |
EEA=European Economic Area; EU=European Union.
*Data for 10 inquiries with missing country of qualification are not shown.
†Conviction or caution in British Isles for criminal offence or conviction elsewhere for offence which, if committed in England or Wales, would constitute criminal offence.
‡Determination by body in UK responsible under any enactment for regulation of healthcare or social care profession to effect that his/her fitness to practise as member of that profession is impaired, or determination by regulatory body elsewhere to same effect.
§Inquiries may be associated with several categories of allegation; allegations were not recorded/analysed for inquiries that were closed at initial triage.