Retrospective observational study of ethnicity-gender pay gaps among hospital and community health service doctors in England.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify differences in average basic pay between groups of National Health Service (NHS) doctors cross-classified by ethnicity and gender. Analyse the extent to which characteristics (grade, specialty, age, hours, etc.) can explain these differences.

Design

Retrospective observational study using repeated cross-section design.

Setting

Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) in England.

Participants

All HCHS doctors in England employed by the NHS between 2016 and 2020 appearing in the Digital Electronic Staff Record dataset (average N=99 953 per year).

Main outcome measures

Hours-adjusted full-time equivalent pay gaps; given as raw data and further adjusted for demographic, job, and workplace characteristics (such as grade, specialty,

SUBMITTER: Woodhams C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8704980 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature