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The UK physician workforce: one-third at increased risk of death from COVID-19

Ajay M Verma, Andrew F Goddard, Donal O’Donoghue, Nina Newbery, Christopher Phillips and Nigel Trudgill
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0756
Clin Med March 2021
Ajay M Verma
AKettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Kettering, UK and chair of the New Consultants Committee, Royal College of Physicians, London, UK
Roles: consultant gastroenterologist and physician
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Andrew F Goddard
BRoyal College of Physicians, London, UK
Roles: president
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Donal O’Donoghue
Roles: registrar
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Nina Newbery
DRoyal College of Physicians, London, UK
Roles: head of the Medical Workforce Unit
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Christopher Phillips
EMedical Workforce Unit, Royal College of Physicians, London, UK
Roles: census design and production coordinator
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Nigel Trudgill
FSandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
Roles: consultant gastroenterologist and physician
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    Hazard ratios for COVID-19-related death in the UK population based on gender, ethnicity and age referenced to a 50-year-old White woman.

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    The stratification of risk to consultant physicians of a COVID-19-related death.

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    Demographic details of each medical subspecialty within the UK and percentages with hazard ratios of COVID-19-related death.

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    Selected comorbidities and associated hazard ratios for COVID-19-related death.3

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    Numbers of consultant physicians by gender, ethnicity and age

    Female<3434–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–64>65
    White1026639967765883821944573.5%
    Mixed32131181584–2.0%
    Asian222173472531484721620.8%
    Black11618221512311.7%
    Other1133332165212.0%
    2.5%18.2%28.0%21.6%15.3%8.9%4.4%1.0%37.8%
    5,098
    Male<3434–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–64>65
    White6752689585495483863524659.7%
    Mixed326303424141141.7%
    Asian193207386184792791596431.9%
    Black117405546302932.6%
    Other1296664655144244.1%
    1.1%10.9%21.0%19.3%18.7%14.4%10.4%4.1%62.3%
    8,404
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The UK physician workforce: one-third at increased risk of death from COVID-19
Ajay M Verma, Andrew F Goddard, Donal O’Donoghue, Nina Newbery, Christopher Phillips, Nigel Trudgill
Clinical Medicine Mar 2021, 21 (2) e161-e165; DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0756

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The UK physician workforce: one-third at increased risk of death from COVID-19
Ajay M Verma, Andrew F Goddard, Donal O’Donoghue, Nina Newbery, Christopher Phillips, Nigel Trudgill
Clinical Medicine Mar 2021, 21 (2) e161-e165; DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0756
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