Emerging challenges of expanding medical supply in the UK Dr Graham Willis, CfWI
If nothing changes by 2020
England will have at least 60% more medical consultants
The pay bill will rise by over £2 billion
We still will not have enough GPs
Some trainees starting out today will not get jobs
Some specialties will have too few consultants some too many
Geographical inequalities will still exist
The UK has never had consultant unemployment
Nor a consultant delivered service
A view from Scotland...
Foundation Exit : Scottish Foundation Trainee Destinations Source : 2009/10 NES F2 Cohort Survey; N=689, 86.3% Response
Scottish Medical Graduate Opportunities
Entry to Specialty Training : Applicants 2010 Source : NES Review of ST Applications applicants, 2740 applications, 749 posts (Round 1)
Trajectory if undergraduate numbers reduced from 2011
Is this a problem or an opportunity?