Spotlight on SAS doctors and LE doctors: analysis of Barometer survey 2022 results

Published 9 October 2023

Insight purpose

Specialty and specialist (SAS) doctors and locally employed (LE) doctors are a diverse and vital part of the UK medical workforce.

Each year the Barometer survey asks doctors across the UK about their workplace experiences, and the Barometer survey 2022 survey was the first in the series to enable separate analysis of SAS doctors and LE doctors.

This paper presents analysis of SAS doctors and LE doctors based on the results of the Barometer survey 2022, and sets out:

  • Details behind the main findings set out in The state of medical education and practice in the UK: Workplace experiences 2023.
  • Separate analysis of SAS doctors and LE doctors, including grouping them on the basis of whether they gained their primary medical qualification (PMQ) in the UK or outside it, and how long they have been in UK practice (less than five years, or five or more years).
  • Details of the roles, working patterns, and training responsibilities of the SAS doctors and LE doctors who responded to the Barometer survey 2022, and a demographic analysis of this sample of doctors.

This analysis provides insights into how different types of SAS and LE doctors, at different stages of their career, face different challenges and need different kinds of support.

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Spotlight on SAS doctors and LE doctors: analysis of Barometer survey 2022 results