Over half of all surgeons and an even higher proportion of surgical trainees are struggling to access operating theatres, data from Royal College of Surgeons of England show.
In 2023 the college surveyed the UK surgical workforce to identify the key challenges facing surgical teams and to inform workforce planning. The survey, conducted between 2 May and 30 June 2023, received 6348 responses from different members of the surgical team, equating to around 25% of the current surgical workforce.
More than half (56%) of respondents cited limited access to theatre as one of the main challenges facing surgery.1
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