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Health and wellbeing is the most common reason for doctors to take a break from training Tom Moberly UK editor The BMJ Health and emotional wellbeing is the most common reason for doctors to take a break from training, data from the GMC show. In total, 43% of doctors who took a break from training said they had done so for reasons related to their health and emotional wellbeing, while 32% cited career or specialty choice, and 26% cited their training or work environment. The results were drawn from the reasons provided to the GMC by 585 doctors who had taken a break from training and completed a survey on flexibility or taken part in interviews. The GMC’ s data show that most doctors who take a break take up another medical role in the NHS. A survey of trainees shows that 57% worked in the NHS during their training break, whether that was as a locum, in a staff grade post, in a locum appointment for training or service post, or as a clinical fellow. In total, 805 trainees provided data on what they had done during their break from training. Around a third (35%) had worked or volunteered abroad in medicine during their break, and 22% were undertaking further study, qualifications, or research. These reasons are not mutually exclusive as participants were able to name more than one activity that they had undertaken during their break. Doctors are increasingly opting to take a break during training, and the proportion of doctors going directly from foundation training into specialty training has fallen steadily over recent years. In 2009, 85% of those completing the foundation programme went straight into specialty training, but by 2012 this had fallen to 67%. In 2017, 43% of doctors completing the foundation programme went straight into specialty training. Most doctors who do not go straight into specialty training do return to medical training after taking a year or more out. Research by the GMC shows that 90% of doctors who complete foundation training do this within three years, and within five years of completing foundation training 93% of doctors have returned to UK training. [email protected] For personal use only: See rights and reprints http://www.bmj.com/permissions Subscribe: http://www.bmj.com/subscribe BMJ 2018;362:k3097 doi: 10.1136/bmj.k3097 (Published 18 July 2018) Page 1 of 2 Careers CAREERS on 9 August 2020 by guest. Protected by copyright. http://www.bmj.com/ BMJ: first published as 10.1136/bmj.k3097 on 18 July 2018. Downloaded from

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Health and wellbeing is the most common reason fordoctors to take a break from trainingTom Moberly UK editor

The BMJ

Health and emotional wellbeing is the most common reason fordoctors to take a break from training, data from the GMC show.In total, 43% of doctors who took a break from training saidthey had done so for reasons related to their health and emotionalwellbeing, while 32% cited career or specialty choice, and 26%cited their training or work environment. The results were drawnfrom the reasons provided to the GMC by 585 doctors who hadtaken a break from training and completed a survey on flexibilityor taken part in interviews.The GMC’s data show that most doctors who take a break takeup another medical role in the NHS. A survey of trainees showsthat 57% worked in the NHS during their training break, whetherthat was as a locum, in a staff grade post, in a locumappointment for training or service post, or as a clinical fellow.In total, 805 trainees provided data on what they had done duringtheir break from training.

Around a third (35%) had worked or volunteered abroad inmedicine during their break, and 22% were undertaking furtherstudy, qualifications, or research. These reasons are not mutuallyexclusive as participants were able to name more than oneactivity that they had undertaken during their break.Doctors are increasingly opting to take a break during training,and the proportion of doctors going directly from foundationtraining into specialty training has fallen steadily over recentyears. In 2009, 85% of those completing the foundationprogramme went straight into specialty training, but by 2012this had fallen to 67%. In 2017, 43% of doctors completing thefoundation programme went straight into specialty training.Most doctors who do not go straight into specialty training doreturn to medical training after taking a year or more out.Research by the GMC shows that 90% of doctors who completefoundation training do this within three years, and within fiveyears of completing foundation training 93% of doctors havereturned to UK training.

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