Table 1.

Divisions of the Register of Medical Practitioners

Division	Registrants
General division	Medical practitioners who have not completed specialist training and do not occupy a postgraduate training post. Nineteen per cent of doctors in this division are GPs.
Specialist division	Medical practitioners who have completed specialist training recognised by the Medical Council and can practise independently as a specialist. Thirty-nine per cent of doctors in this division are GPs.
Supervised division	Medical practitioners who have been offered a post that has been approved by the national health service executive, which has specific supervisory arrangements.
Trainee specialist division	Trainee specialist registration is specifically for medical practitioners who practise in individually numbered, identifiable postgraduate training posts.

GPs, general practitioners.