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Higher numbers of female doctors may alter operations management

1 December 2011
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Higher numbers of female doctors may alter operations managementOperations management professionals in the UK's healthcare sector may be interested in a new report claiming a shift in the number of female doctors could affect the field.

According to an article in the student edition of British Medical Journal, there will be more female specialists in the workforce than men by 2017.

However, experts have suggested that this could alter operations management in some areas, potentially leading to safer practices.

Maham Khan, from Imperial College London, explained that female medics face disciplinary charges by the General Medical Council less often.

Professor Jean McEwan noted that the types of healthcare jobs in the UK done by women tend towards those in "specialties such as general practice, paediatrics and palliative care, but some branches of medicine, such as cardiology and general surgery, remain closed or unattractive to women".

NHS operations management specialist are likely to have been under increased pressure this week when the largest public sector strikes in a generation took place in a dispute over pay and pensions, affecting hospitals and healthcare facilities across the country.ADNFCR-3058-ID-801225461-ADNFCR
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