Drexit: Understanding why junior doctors leave their training programs to train overseas: An observational study of UK physicians

Autor: Hannah C.P. Wilson, Sarah Abrams, Arabella Simpkin Begin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Health Science Reports, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2398-8835
DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.419
Popis: Abstract Introduction Drexit (“Doctor‐Exit”) is the exponentially growing trend for junior doctors in the UK to walk away from their jobs in the National Health Service (NHS). Our objective was to identify the reasons why junior doctors in the UK leave their NHS training programs to train overseas. Materials and Methods A simultaneous and convergent mixed‐methods study was performed to analyze both an online survey and semi‐structured interviews from junior doctors who had left the NHS. Social media, online professional media, and networks of junior doctors were used to recruit doctors. All were UK medical school graduates who had left the NHS within the last 15 years (2003‐2018). Results 96.1% (149/155) of respondents reported not being offered an exit interview on leaving the NHS. 94.8% (147/155) of respondents did not regret quitting the NHS. Participants were more satisfied with their pay and work life balance in their overseas posts when compared to training in the NHS (P
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