This statistic displays the results of a survey asking general practitioners how often they work longer than their contracted hours in England in 2018. According to the data, over 60 percent of GPs in England work longer than their contracted hours every day, while a further 29 percent do it at least once a week.
How often do you work longer than your contracted hours?
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ComRes. (August 8, 2018). How often do you work longer than your contracted hours? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/898924/general-practitioners-working-longer-than-contracted-hours-in-england/
ComRes. "How often do you work longer than your contracted hours?." Chart. August 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/898924/general-practitioners-working-longer-than-contracted-hours-in-england/
ComRes. (2018). How often do you work longer than your contracted hours?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/898924/general-practitioners-working-longer-than-contracted-hours-in-england/
ComRes. "How Often Do You Work Longer than Your Contracted Hours?." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/898924/general-practitioners-working-longer-than-contracted-hours-in-england/
ComRes, How often do you work longer than your contracted hours? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/898924/general-practitioners-working-longer-than-contracted-hours-in-england/ (last visited June 03, 2024)
How often do you work longer than your contracted hours? [Graph], ComRes, August 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/898924/general-practitioners-working-longer-than-contracted-hours-in-england/