Respondents’ characteristics
| Characteristic | Number (%) | |
| Training grade | ST1 | 32 (9) |
| ST2 | 44 (12) | |
| ST3 | 38 (10) | |
| ST4 | 41 (11) | |
| ST5 | 49 (13) | |
| ST6 | 55 (15) | |
| ST7 | 50 (14) | |
| ST8 | 30 (8) | |
| OOPR | 7 (2) | |
| OOPE | 4 (1) | |
| Clinical fellow | 8 (2) | |
| Parental leave | 3 (1) | |
| Other (post-CCT working as locum reg-ST8; academic clinical fellow; OOPC working as clinical fellow) | 3 (1) | |
| No response | 1 (0) | |
| Deanery | East Midlands | 23 (6) |
| East of England | 35 (10) | |
| Kent, Surrey and Sussex | 17 (5) | |
| London | 25 (7) | |
| North East | 23 (6) | |
| North West | 32 (9) | |
| Northern Ireland | 20 (5) | |
| Peninsula | 19 (5) | |
| Scotland | 26 (7) | |
| Severn | 24 (7) | |
| Thames Valley | 23 (6) | |
| Wales | 19 (5) | |
| Wessex | 30 (8) | |
| West Midlands | 27 (7) | |
| Yorkshire and Humber | 21 (6) | |
| No response | 1 (0) |
CCT, certificate of completion of training; OOPC, out-of-programme for career break; OOPE, out-of-programme for experience; OOPR, out-of-programme for research; ST, speciality trainee.