Breakdown of number of endoscopists by service and session commitment (a session=half day, 1 list or 4 hours)
| Role | Service by type | Total | Comparative results (150 services) | ||||
| Acute | Independent | Non-acute | 2017 census | 2019 census | P value | ||
| Consultant gastroenterologist | 1422 (81.38) | 654 (30) | 62 (29.4) | 2138 | 838 | 980 | <0.01* |
| Consultant colorectal surgeon | 895 (40) | 555 (23.94) | 53 (20) | 1503 | 605 | 684 | <0.01* |
| Consultant upper GI surgeon | 435 (35) | 231 (14) | 20 (24) | 686 | 283 | 325 | 0.02* |
| Consultant other | 172 (42) | 99 (11.89) | 14 (12) | 285 | 136 | 122 | 0.87 |
| Nurse/clinical endoscopist | 573 (100) | 32 (35.2) | 39 (49) | 644 | 208 | 271 | <0.01* |
| Non-medical endoscopist | 46 (42) | 4 (49.5) | 0 (0) | 50 | 11 | 22 | 0.27 |
| Primary care endoscopist | 46 (42) | 20 (95.58) | 13 (104) | 79 | 29 | 33 | 0.50 |
| Non-consultant grade endoscopist (eg, staff grade) | 176 (46) | 8 (54.75) | 9 (26) | 193 | 103 | 88 | 0.10 |
| Total | 3765 | 1603 | 210 | 5578 | 2213 | 2525 | – |
Median sessions per year per individual in brackets. Comparative results are in right hand column.
Bold indicates significant results.
*Statistical significance.
GI, gastrointestinal.