I'd say it's still probably helpful given that there are no more recent papers on the topic. It's the only source I can find online comparing private practice incomes for the various specialties in the UK. And given there are significant differences between specialties, I'd say it's useful information.

Is it not fairly reasonable to assume that the high earning specialties in 2003 are probably still the high earning specialties now?

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username3460126

OooOo That sounds very exciting and interesting, all the best! xxx

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U33B

Why would you study medicine purely for financial reasons?. There are other jobs which are equal to if not more than a doctor`s salary. You should be studying medicine to help people and improve a persons quality of life not improve the quality of your bank balance. However doctors do get paid a lot and rightfully so. In fact i`m of the opinion that doctors should get paid more than actors and sports personalities. All medical staff of different fields of medicine and allied health professions work tirelessly to save lives. However yes salary is a concern bearing in mind NHS workers are underpaid over worked. You should check out the pay scale of NHS on their website. Private like anything you will make more because you do private stuff out of normal working hours unless private is your full time job. I`m not having a go at you because everyone is concerned about their wages, given the fact that we`re living under this terrible government. But that isn`t much of a concern to medical professionals compared to the long working hours and working conditions that they are contracted to do.