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Mapping underdoctored areas

Mapping underdoctored areas: the impact of medical training pathways on NHS workforce distribution and health inequalities

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN95452848
Enrollment
100
Registered
2022-12-02
Start date
2022-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Generic health relevance Other

Interventions

This project will collect qualitative data via interviews. We will work across three underdoctored and one oversubscribed case study site. Case study sites have been selected based on the NHS trusts w
the sample for these sites will be guided by geospatial statistical analyses, which will map socio-economic inequalities across these case study sites. We aim to recruit participants as described from

Sponsors

Lancaster University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All participants will have a current role in one of the NHS organisations in the case study sites. Inclusion criteria for the interviews: 1. A consultant, GP, specialty trainee, GP trainee, Specialty Doctor or Foundation Doctor. 2. Over 18 years 3. Able and willing to give informed consent at the time of the interview

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for interviews: 1. Age <18 years 2. Does not have a current role as listed above 3. Unable or unwilling to give informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Describe participants’ educational and career pathways and relate them to other data around socio-economic inequalities and their impact on healthcare measured using one interview of approximately 60 minutes. Data analysis will be conducted using a data-driven constant comparison approach that uses conceptual ordering to develop theory. It will foreground experiences that have shaped pathways through medical training, understand key moments of change and identify considerations that will influence potential points of intervention.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
There are no secondary outcome measures

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026