A 2023 survey in the UK revealed that doctors in Northern Ireland regularly worked overtime. In fact, 70 percent reported working beyond their rostered hours once a week or more often. Doctors in Wales were least likely to report so, but still 62 percent worked overtime.
Share of doctors working beyond their contracted hours once a week or more in the United Kingdom in 2023, by country
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Share of respondents who answered once a week or more
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United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
Survey time period
12 September – 20 October 2023
Number of respondents
4,288 respondents
Special properties
doctors currently working in the UK
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "How often (if at all) have you worked beyond your rostered/contracted hours?"
Figures show the sum of respondents who replied at least once in a week and at least once a day. Other possible responses were: occasionally, at least once a month, don't know, prefer not to say, not applicable.
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General Medical Council. (August 8, 2024). Share of doctors working beyond their contracted hours once a week or more in the United Kingdom in 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/955069/trainee-doctors-working-overtime-uk/
General Medical Council. "Share of doctors working beyond their contracted hours once a week or more in the United Kingdom in 2023, by country." Chart. August 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/955069/trainee-doctors-working-overtime-uk/
General Medical Council. (2024). Share of doctors working beyond their contracted hours once a week or more in the United Kingdom in 2023, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/955069/trainee-doctors-working-overtime-uk/
General Medical Council. "Share of Doctors Working beyond Their Contracted Hours Once a Week or More in The United Kingdom in 2023, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/955069/trainee-doctors-working-overtime-uk/
General Medical Council, Share of doctors working beyond their contracted hours once a week or more in the United Kingdom in 2023, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/955069/trainee-doctors-working-overtime-uk/ (last visited April 27, 2025)
Share of doctors working beyond their contracted hours once a week or more in the United Kingdom in 2023, by country [Graph], General Medical Council, August 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/955069/trainee-doctors-working-overtime-uk/
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