Census of higher specialty trainees 2020/21
The three Royal Colleges of Physicians census of higher specialty trainees is now available to complete until Wednesday 31 March 2021.
Census
The medical workforce before COVID-19: results of the 2019 UK physician census
2020 has been dominated by the profound effects on the NHS of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the NHS moves from crisis management to recovery, longer term issues need to be addressed. The 2019 census reveals the continuing pressures on the medical workforce and the systems in which we work prior to the pandemic. The number of consultant posts needed continues to significantly outnumber supply.
A healthy NHS needs healthy doctors
We’ve published the results of a survey we conducted in February 2020 on the wellbeing of consultant physicians,
Focus on physicians – Census of consultant physicians and higher specialty trainees 2018
Each year the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow partners with the Royal College of Physicians of London (RCPL) and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) to conduct a census of the UK’s physician workforce. The aim of the census, which is carried out by the RCP London’s Medical Workforce Unit, is to provide the three colleges, our partners and others with robust data on the state of the consultant and higher specialty trainee (HST) physician workforce in the UK.