Retirement intentions of doctors who qualified in the United Kingdom in 1974: postal questionnaire survey. by Davidson, J, Lambert, T, Parkhouse, J, Evans, J, Goldacre, M

Postal surveys of Doctors' careers: Who writes comments and what do they write about? by Evans, J, Lambert, T, Goldacre, M

“…This study aimed to characterise the doctors who wrote comments at the end of a postal questionnaire about their careers, to quantify the frequency of negative comments, and to study relationships between the questionnaire content and the topics of comment. …”

Doctors' reasons for rejecting initial choices of specialties as long-term careers. by Lambert, T, Davidson, J, Evans, J, Goldacre, M

“…It is unlikely that much of the decline in entry to GP is attributable to rejection of GP by doctors who initially chose it. The decline must therefore represent an increase in the number of doctors who had never seriously considered it as a long-term career choice.…”

Views of junior doctors on the specialist registrar (SpR) training scheme: qualitative study of UK medical graduates. by Evans, J, Goldacre, M, Lambert, T

“…DESIGN: In 1999, as part of ongoing studies of doctors' careers, we surveyed all doctors who had qualified from UK medical schools in 1993. …”

Views of junior doctors about their work: survey of qualifiers of 1993 and 1996 from United Kingdom medical schools. by Lambert, T, Goldacre, M, Evans, J

“…SETTING: United Kingdom. SUBJECTS: Doctors who graduated from medical schools in the United Kingdom in 1996, surveyed at the end of their preregistration year (2926 respondents), and graduates of 1993 surveyed 3 years after qualification (2541 respondents). …”

The choice is yours? How women with ovarian cancer make sense of treatment choices. by Ziebland, S, Evans, J, McPherson, A

“…Other women described asking questions and seeking second opinions but still 'going along with' their doctor's recommendation. A few women (including some of those who had felt unable to participate in decisions soon after their diagnosis) said that they had learnt enough to take control or make at least some of their own treatment decisions. …”

Views of UK medical graduates about flexible and part-time working in medicine: a qualitative study. by Evans, J, Goldacre, M, Lambert, T

“…DESIGN: As part of ongoing studies of doctors' careers, postal questionnaires were sent in 1995 and 1996 to all doctors who qualified from UK medical schools in 1977, 1988 and 1993. …”

Pre-registration house officers' comments on working in the NHS: a qualitative study of the views of UK medical graduates of 1999. by Evans, J, Lee, P, Goldacre, M, Lambert, T

“…The authors aimed to report the views of pre-registration house officers (PRHOs) on their experience of working in the UK National Health Service (NHS). All doctors who qualified from UK medical schools in 1999 were surveyed towards the end of their pre-registration year. …”

"Is there anything else you would like to tell us" - Methodological issues in the use of free-text comments from postal surveys by Garcia, J, Evans, J, Reshaw, M

“…At the end of each survey doctors are invited to write comments on "any aspect of your training, career choices or work". …”

"It can't be very important because it comes and goes"--patients' accounts of intermittent symptoms preceding a pancreatic cancer diagnosis: a qualitative study. by Evans, J, Chapple, A, Salisbury, H, Corrie, P, Ziebland, S

“…Patients (and potentially their doctors as well) may be falsely reassured by symptoms that come and go. …”

"It can't be very important because it comes and goes"- patients' accounts of intermittent symptoms preceding a pancreatic cancer diagnosis: A qualitative study by Evans, J, Chapple, A, Salisbury, H, Corrie, P, Ziebland, S

“…Patients (and potentially their doctors as well) may be falsely reassured by symptoms that come and go. …”