Questionnaire item | Agree/Strongly agree | Neutral | Disagree/Strongly disagree | Not answered |
My undergraduate experience promoted general practice as a positive career choice. | 74 (41.6%) | 57 (32.0%) | 40 (22.5%) | 7 (3.9%) |
General practice was my first choice career on completing undergraduate training. | 70 (39.5%) | 26 (14.7%) | 72 (40.7%) | 9 (5.1%) |
I had a general practice placement during F2 and this influenced my decision in a positive way to pursue a career in general practice.* | 69 (39.0%) | 10 (5.6%) | 14 (7.9%) | 10 (5.6%) answered neither of these two questions |
I did not have a general practice placement during F2 but I would have liked to have had one.* | 49 (27.7%) | 15 (8.5%) | 10 (5.6%) | |
General practice training has prepared me to apply for the career choices I am considering. | 131 (73.6%) | 23 (12.9%) | 13 (7.3%) | 11 (6.2%) |
My ST3 practice placement(s) prepared me for life as a GP. | 140 (78.7%) | 18 (10.1%) | 9 (5.1%) | 11 (6.2%) |
My weekly GP vocational training scheme sessions prepared me for general practice. | 74 (41.6%) | 36 (20.2%) | 57 (32.0%) | 11 (6.2%) |
The workload in my ST3 training practice has influenced my future career intentions. | 122 (68.5%) | 27 (15.2%) | 14 (7.9%) | 15 (8.4%) |
Morale in my ST3 practice was high. | 91 (51.1%) | 38 (21.3%) | 34 (19.1%) | 15 (8.4%) |
My morale has increased positively during my ST3 year. | 86 (48.3%) | 38 (21.3%) | 39 (21.9%) | 15 (8.4%) |
Yes | No | Not answered | ||
Have you experienced any work–life balance problems during ST3 training? | 97 (54.5%) | - | 68 (38.2%) | 13 (7.3%) |
Yes, in a positive way | Neutral | Yes, in a negative way | Not answered | |
The morale within my ST3 training practice has influenced my future career intentions. | 91 (51.4%) | 35 (19.8%) | 34 (19.2%) | 17 (9.6%) |
The current political and media comments about general practice have influenced my future career intentions. | 13 (7.3%) | 58 (32.7%) | 92 (52.0%) | 14 (7.9%) |
*Participants only answered one of these questions: 93 participants reported having a GP placement during F2 and answered the question about its influence, while 74 participants reported not having a GP placement during F2 and answered the question about whether they would have liked one.
GP, general practitioner; F2, second year of foundation programme undertaken by all UK medical graduates; ST3, third year of specialist vocational training in general practice.