Table 1.
Participants’ intentions to remain in GP Workforce (% relates to number answering each question)
| Intentions | Frequency (percent) |
|---|---|
| Work plans for the next five years | 537 (45.1 %) |
| Reduce hours of clinical work | 67 (5.6 %) |
| Increase hours of clinical work | 216 (18.1 %) |
| Reduce management responsibilities | 201 (16.9 %) |
| Increase management responsibilities | 150 (12.6 %) |
| Reduce teaching/training/research responsibilities | 206 (17.3 %) |
| Increase teaching/training/research responsibilities | 161 (13.5 %) |
| No plans to change | 113 (9.5 %) |
| Intention to remain in general practice beyond the next five years | |
| Yes | 676 (58.1 %) |
| No | 488 (41.9 %) |
| Intention to work after retirement | |
| Full-time | 11 (3.0 %) |
| Part-time | 102 (27.6 %) |
| Will not work after retirement | 152 (41.1 %) |
| Unsure | 105 (28.4 %) |
| Intention to take a career break from general practice within next 5 years | |
| Yes | 267 (23.2 %) |
| No | 883 (76.8 %) |
| Reason for taking a career break | |
| Starting a family/young children | 46 (17.2 %) |
| Looking after older children | 12 (4.5 %) |
| Caring for someone | 7 (2.6 %) |
| Travel/work abroad | 125 (46.8 %) |
| Study or research | 20 (7.5 %) |
| Other | 57 (21.3 %) |
| Length of planned career break | |
| Less one year | 90 (36.1 %) |
| Between 1–2 years | 50 (20.1 %) |
| More than 2 years | 27 (10.8 %) |
| Unsure | 82 (32.9 %) |