| Types of studies | Publication date January 1990–March 2020 (selected owing to introduction of the new GP contract and the Calman report that led to pre-modernising medical careers). |
| UK only (Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales, Channel Islands). |
| English language only. |
| Studies using qualitative, quantitative methods, empirical studies, interviews, systematic reviews, and original research.This includes mixed-methods studies. |
| Types of participants | Medical doctors including junior trainees, specialists, GPs.Mixed group of participants, for example, nurses and doctors only if results from doctors are explicitly separate from other participants. |
| Practising in the NHS. |
| Types of outcome measures | Intrinsic personal motivations; for example, personal attitudes, resilience, coping strategies, work–life balance. |
| Workforce, for example, job satisfaction, recruitment and attrition, financial incentives, early retirement, leaving. |
| Burden on health professionals. |