1. Women in Surgery Facts & Figures Janet Walls 5 th November 2007

2. UK Parliament Health Committee… workforce needs & planning Early retirement : ASGBI suggests 61 BMA predicts 4,000 consultants will be at maximal achievable pension by 2007 NHS pension plan, major exodus in 2013 Inquiry announced 27.01.06, B Ribeiro, RCSEng, 15.03.06

3. UK Parliament Health Committee (cont) NHS plan in 2000 Retention problems with Surgical trainees Recruitment of new staff / succession planning surgical consultant shortfall by 2010

4. What is the situation for women in surgery?

5. So….. half full of what?

6. Half full with the 58.5% of female medical school entrants, 2006

7. Numbers of women in surgical training at registrar level in 2006 JCHST n=659*DoH n = 660 General***256***259*** T & O90111 ENT7572 Plastics5860 Urology4450 Paediatric3136 Neurosurgery1527 Cardiothoracic1422 OMFS418

8. % of women in surgical workforce 20042006 Consultant5.46.45 Registrar1716.4 SHO2527.2

9. % of consultant surgeons in 2004 & 2006 who are women

10. % of Consultants & Trust Grades who were women in all specialties 2004

11. Which Deaneries are successfully attracting women into surgery? Deanery LNROxfordLondon Northern IrelandWessexYorkshire TrentMerseySYSH PeninsulaWalesNorth West KSSWest Midlands Eastern(Scotland) Northern Severn