Table 2 Selected medical specialty results - net workforce movement (headcount), 2025
Net workforce movement in 2025 (difference between workforce supply and expressed demand) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical specialty | Existing workforce position | 2009 workforce supply | Comparison scenario | Service and workforce reform scenario | Medium self-sufficiency scenario | Capped working hours scenario |
Anaesthesia | Orange | 3,476 | 130 | 861 | -71 | 85 |
Emergency medicine | Orange | 1,134 | -40 | 221 | -138 | -80 |
General practice | Red | 26,389 | 57 | 6,590 | -3,831 | 8 |
Intensive care | Green | 517 | 35 | 184 | 9 | -96 |
Obstetrics and gynaecology | Orange | 1,562 | -142 | 221 | -302 | -265 |
Ophthalmology | Orange | 843 | -162 | 28 | -204 | -180 |
Psychiatry | Red | 2,981 | -452 | 321 | -784 | -498 |
Radiation oncology | Red | 245 | -57 | 25 | -65 | -91 |
General surgery | Orange | 1,181 | 519 | 829 | 430 | 296 |
Orthopaedic surgery | Green | 1,168 | 148 | 444 | 90 | 7 |