§ Dr. MurrisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of medical graduates failed to embark on medical careers in each year since 1990. [161025]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information is not available in the form requested. The Medical Careers Research Group periodically surveys selected cohorts of medical school graduates. Their latest available data on whether doctors are still practising medicine is shown in the table.
Not practicing medicine Not practicing medicine in the UK Year of Qualification Cohort size Number Percentage Number Percentage 1974 2344 131 5.6 339 14.5 1977 3130 184 5.9 395 12.6 1983 3841 204 5.3 357 9.3 1988 3731 307 8.2 514 13.8 1993 3639 188 5.2 322 8.8 1996 3836 182 4.7 302 7.9