Competition and equity in NHS specialty training, 2021–2024: longitudinal cohort analysis of protected-characteristic outcomes
Dinesh Aggarwal, Meera Roy-Chowdhury, Nicola Xiang, Sharon J Peacock · 2026
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Objectives:To evaluate recruitment equity for NHS specialty training posts between 2021–2024, characterising demographics, quantifying appointment disparities by protected characteristics and assessing temporal trends.Design:Longitudinal cohort study using national recruitment data via annual Freedom of Information requests.Setting:National Health Service, UK.Participants:All medical and surgical specialty training applications to NHS England (2021–2024).Main outcome measures:Application success by protected characteristics.Results:Of 214,893 applications, 52,998 (24.7%) were appointed.
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| CREATOR | Dinesh Aggarwal, Meera Roy-Chowdhury, Nicola Xiang, Sharon J Peacock |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |