Attitudes towards attrition among UK trainees in obstetrics and gynaecology
Irene Gafson1, Jane Currie2, Sabrina O'Dwyer3
1Specialty Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Medical Education Fellow, Research Department of Medical Education, UCL Medical School, London.
Abstract:
Physician dissatisfaction in the workplace has consequences for patient safety. Currently in the UK, 1 in 5 doctors who enter specialist training in obstetrics and gynaecology leave the programme before completion. Trainee attrition has implications for workforce planning, organization of health-care services and patient care. The authors conducted a survey of current trainees' and former trainees' views concerning attrition and 'peri-attrition' - a term coined to describe the trainee who has seriously considered leaving the specialty. The authors identified six key themes which describe trainees' feelings about attrition in obstetrics and gynaecology: morale and undermining; training processes and paperwork; support and supervision; work-life balance and realities of life; NHS environment; and job satisfaction. This article discusses themes of an under-resourced health service, bullying, lack of work-life balance and poor personal support.
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