Objectives To determine the factors contributing to the junior doctor workforce retention crisis
in the UK using evidence collected directly from junior doctors, and to develop …

Background Many high-income countries are heavily dependent on internationally trained
doctors to staff their healthcare workforce. Over one-third of doctors practising in the UK …

Objective To determine current UK medical students' career intentions after graduation and
on completing the Foundation Programme (FP), and to ascertain the motivations behind …

Objective To report the reasons why doctors are considering leaving medicine or the UK.
Design Questionnaire survey. Setting UK. Participants Questionnaires were sent three years …

Background Hospital doctors face significant challenges in the current health care
environment, working with staff shortages and cutbacks to health care expenditure …

Objectives To explore the reasons that doctors choose to leave UK medicine after their
foundation year two posts. Setting All four regions of Scotland. Participants Foundation year …

Background: The failure of some high-income countries to retain their medical graduates is
one driver of doctor immigration from low-and middle-income countries. Ireland, which …

Background Achieving a sustainable health workforce involves training and retaining
sufficient staff to deliver health services. The Irish health workforce is characterised by a high …

Abstract Background The Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health
Personnel focuses particularly on migration of doctors from low-and middle-income …

Abstract Background In recent years, Ireland has experienced a large-scale, outward
migration of doctors. This presents a challenge for national policy makers and workforce …