Are trauma and orthopaedic consultant posts decreasing in frequency and increasing in subspecialisation?
We found no significant increase in job specialisation contrary to previous literature. Overall, total number of Consultant posts in T&O decreased over this time period, especially in the North West region and Scotland. The needs of the population and NHS services need to be considered.
Authors
- Saif Akhter Ansari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0828-4517)
- James A. Kennedy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2587-763X)
- Sophie Rogers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8114-7773)
- Ben Irwin
- Neil Jain
Institutions
- St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Health Education North West (GB)
- Lancaster University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11478-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.93