Top hospitals for A&E in the UK
For international medical graduates arriving in the UK, one of the bigget challenges is knowing where the best places to work are in the NHS. There are over 400 hospitals in the NHS and very little information what it's liike working in any of them, let alone in a specific specialty. As part of our IMG series, we've crunched the data from the GMC Survey to discover the best A&E departments to work as a an IMG graduate. If you're an international doctors eligible to work in the UK are able to get jobs at these hospitals through Messly Talent. You create an online profile and let UK hospitals apply to meet you. You can learn more and register here
Every year the General Medical Council surveys over 60,000 doctors in training in the UK and publishes an annual survey known as the GMC Survey.
One of the best specialties to work in when arriving in the NHS is Accident & Emergency. You'll be exposed to wide range of conditions, manage acutely unwell patients and have the opportunity to interact with doctors from multiple specialties. It's a great place to learn how the NHS works and there are currently plenty of jobs available.
We've crunched the numbers from the GMC Survey 2019 to discover the top-ranked A&E departments in the UK, based on the overall satisfaction reported by doctors working in those departments.
Of course, this decision is nuanced and involves a number of personal factors, but we hope that this snapshot will provide an interesting and thought-provoking overview to kick start your research and analysis.
Here are the results of our number crunching:
Notes: Data is sourced from the GMC National Training Survey. Please head to http://www.gmc-uk.org/education/surveys.asp to access the source data in full and read a full explanation of the methodology used by the GMC.
Key takeaways:
1) X is the best place to work in A&E
Ophthalmology has risen from fourth place in 2015 to the top spot in 2016. Doctors also rate this specialty highly for the quality of clinical supervision and workload, so its an all round favourite. Bear in mind that competition places will be high for London as it has some of the world-class specialty hospitals such as Moorfields , but you’ll be getting some of the best training available nationally.
2) Insight Number 2
Many of you will have heard of the ROAD Acronym for lifestyle specialities. Our data suggests that not only are they a great lifestyle choice, but their satisfaction ratings amongst doctors are also the highest, with Radiology and Anaesthetics rounding out the top three.
At the other end of the spectrum, Acute Medicine is a clear laggard with scores significantly below other specialties. Other medical specialties are also poorly rated amongst London trainees. This correlates with ratings at Foundation Programme level too. That’s not to say its not the right choice for you, but do your research into the specific hospital you are thinking of applying to and read reviews of doctors currently in these posts.
3) This is only part of the picture – our Training Navigator will tell you more.
The figures in this blog are blended across all grades and there will be variation between different regions and different grades. For more information you can head over to our Training Navigator will help you deep dive into the quality of training, clinical supervision and workload at specific rotations within these regions. These are the most comprehensive and up-to-date ratings for individual NHS hospital rotations, with five star ratings based on the results of the 2016 GMC National Training Survey.
Interested in working in these hospitals?
If you're an A&E doctor interested in working in the UK - you can register with Messly Talent and let UK hospitals apply to meet you online. Create your free online profile, tell us what jobs you're interested in and let the NHS hospitals and recruiters make you offers on Messly.
