@article {Ding:1 January 2008:0960-1643:20,
	author = "Ding, Alexander",
	author = "Hann, Mark",
	author = "Sibbald, Bonnie",
	title = "Profile of English salaried GPs: labour mobility and practice performance",
	journal = "British Journal of General Practice",
	volume = "58",
	year = "1 January 2008",
	abstract = "<B>Background</B> <P></P>Recent national policy changes have provided greater flexibility in GPs' contracts. One such policy is salaried employment, which offers reduced hours and freedom from out-of-hours and administrative responsibilities, aimed at improving recruitment and retention in a labour market facing regional shortages. <P></P><B>Aim</B> <P></P>To profile salaried GPs and assess their mobility within the labour market. <P></P><B>Design of study</B> <P></P>Serial cross-sectional study. <P></P><B>Setting</B> <P></P>All GPs practising in England during the years 1996/1997, 2000/2001, and 2004/2005. <P></P><B>Method</B> <P></P>Descriptive analyses, logistic regression. <P></P><B>Results</B> <P></P>Salaried GPs tended to be either younger (&#60;35 years) or older (&#8805;65 years), female, or overseas-qualified; they favoured part-time working and personal medical services contracts. Salaried GPs were more mobile than GP principals, and have become increasingly so, despite a trend towards reduced overall mobility in the GP workforce. Practices with salaried GPs scored more Quality and Outcomes Framework points and were located in slightly more affluent areas. <P></P><B>Conclusion</B> <P></P>Salaried status appears to have reduced limitations in the labour market, leading to better workforce deployment from a GP's perspective. However, there is no evidence to suggest it has relieved inequalities in GP distribution.",
	pages = "20-25(6)",
	url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/rcgp/bjgp/2008/00000058/00000546/art00007"
	doi = "doi:10.3399/bjgp08X263776"
}