In 2022, the majority of doctors registered in the United Kingdom qualified in the UK. During that year, 61 percent of doctors in the UK received their qualification in the country. The rest of doctors in the UK are made up of eight percent who were qualified in the European Economic Area (EEA) and 29 percent who were qualified in the rest of the World. A larger percentage of GPs, compared to all doctors, were also qualified in the UK.
Impact of Brexit
The share of EEA graduates in the UK doctor’s workforce in 2022 is at its lowest share in the last eleven years. In 2014, there were 10.1 percent of doctors in the UK from the EEA but this has dropped annually since then. In 2019, it was found that almost 20 percent of healthcare professionals in the UK knew a colleague that was considering leaving their job due to Brexit.
Doctor’s experiences at work
In 2018, 44 percent of GPs who were surveyed reported that they have stress levels so high they feel no longer able to cope at least once a week. Additionally, 60 percent of GPs said they work over their contracted hours every day, with a further 20 percent doing this on most days. Unfortunately, the surveyed GPs were unenthusiastic for their future, with 44 percent believing that working in general practice is going to get worse in the next few years and a further 33 percent suggested things will get much worse.
Share of registered doctors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by world region of qualification
The results were weighted
against GMC population data on the basis of age,
registration status, ethnicity, and place in which
their primary medical qualification was gained.
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General Medical Council. (June 23, 2023). Share of registered doctors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by world region of qualification [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/698285/registered-doctors-by-world-region-of-qualification-united-kingdom-uk/
General Medical Council. "Share of registered doctors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by world region of qualification." Chart. June 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/698285/registered-doctors-by-world-region-of-qualification-united-kingdom-uk/
General Medical Council. (2023). Share of registered doctors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by world region of qualification. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/698285/registered-doctors-by-world-region-of-qualification-united-kingdom-uk/
General Medical Council. "Share of Registered Doctors in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2022, by World Region of Qualification." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/698285/registered-doctors-by-world-region-of-qualification-united-kingdom-uk/
General Medical Council, Share of registered doctors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by world region of qualification Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/698285/registered-doctors-by-world-region-of-qualification-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited October 13, 2024)
Share of registered doctors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by world region of qualification [Graph], General Medical Council, June 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/698285/registered-doctors-by-world-region-of-qualification-united-kingdom-uk/