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Gender and variation in activity rates of hospital consultants
Karen Bloor1, Nick Freemantle, Alan Maynard
1Department of Health Sciences, University of York, UK. keb3@york.ac.uk
Objective:
To explore whether or not gender predicts consultant activity rates.
Design:
Using data from the Hospital Episode Statistics for England 2004/2005, we explored inpatient activity rates of male and female hospital consultants, with and without adjustment for case-mix differences. As a sensitivity analysis we also explored outpatient attendances for male and female hospital consultants.
Setting:
Data from the Hospital Episode Statistics for England.
Main Outcome Measures:
Finished consultant episodes per year, with and without adjustment for case-mix differences, age and gender of consultant, contract held, hospital trust, specialty of practice, and clinical excellence awards, discretionary points and distinction awards.
Results:
Including only consultants on full-time or maximum part-time contracts, men have significantly higher activity rates than women, after accounting for age, specialty and hospital trust.
Conclusions:
The reasons for the different activity rates of male and female consultants are unclear, but the implications of these results for the planning of the medical workforce are important.
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