Table 3.
Outcomes at each stage by place of qualification and ethnic group. Values are frequencies (row percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Stage of process | All* | Low impact outcome | Intermediate impact outcome | High impact outcome | No decision yet | Adjusted odds ratio† (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome of triage: | No further action | Local investigation only | Referred for investigation | ||||
| UK qualified, confirmed “white” | 2648 | 874 (33) | 1086 (41) | 688 (26) | – | Reference | |
| UK qualified, confirmed “BME” | 408 | 111 (27) | 150 (37) | 147 (36) | – | 1.29 (0.95 to 1.75) | 0.100 |
| Not UK qualified, confirmed “white” | 488 | 135 (28) | 161 (33) | 192 (39) | – | 1.64 (1.23 to 2.20) | <0.001 |
| Not UK qualified, confirmed “BME” | 1230 | 280 (23) | 403 (33) | 547 (44) | – | 1.88 (1.53 to 2.31) | <0.001 |
| Outcome of investigation: | No further action | Warnings or undertakings | Referred for adjudication | ||||
| UK qualified, confirmed “white” | 2648 | 2414 (91) | 98 (4) | 97 (4) | 39 (1) | Reference | |
| UK qualified, confirmed “BME” | 408 | 345 (85) | 31 (8) | 22 (5) | 10 (2) | 1.26 (0.74 to 2.15) | 0.386 |
| Not UK qualified, confirmed “white” | 488 | 410 (84) | 26 (5) | 33 (7) | 19 (4) | 1.78 (1.10 to 2.87) | 0.019 |
| Not UK qualified, confirmed “BME” | 1230 | 972 (79) | 96 (8) | 126 (10) | 36 (3) | 2.35 (1.67 to 3.30) | <0.001 |
| Outcome of adjudication: | No further action | Conditions or undertakings | Erasure or suspension | ||||
| UK qualified, confirmed “white” | 2648 | 2577 (97) | 8 (<1) | 22 (1) | 41 (2) | Reference | |
| UK qualified, confirmed “BME” | 408 | 388 (95) | 2 (<1) | 8 (2) | 10 (2) | 1.80 (0.70 to 4.67) | 0.225 |
| Not UK qualified, confirmed “white” | 488 | 461 (94) | 6 (1) | 10 (2) | 11 (2) | 1.95 (0.86 to 4.44) | 0.111 |
| Not UK qualified, confirmed “BME” | 1230 | 1125 (91) | 12 (1) | 30 (2) | 63 (5) | 1.84 (1.00 to 3.40) | 0.051 |
BME=black and minority ethnic.
*Categories for UK qualified “not known” ethnicity (1646 enquiries), non-UK qualified “not known” ethnicity (1096 enquiries), and “not known” country of qualification and ethnicity (10 inquiries) are not shown but were included in regression models.
†Adjusted relative odds of high impact outcome rather than low impact outcome adjusted for sex, years since primary medical qualification, medical specialty, source of inquiry, type of inquiry, and content of allegations (allegation type was not included at triage stage).