{
  "abstract": "Higher specialty trainees (HSTs) in respiratory medicine will provide the next generation of consultant respiratory physicians. Their future career perspectives and goals will shape the landscape for the coming respiratory workforce. The British Thoracic Society (BTS) surveyed HSTs in 2016,1 20202 and 2024.3 The results highlight important considerations around subspecialty popularity, interest in academia and research alongside a desire for more flexible working and aspirations for consultant job plans. These developing trends need serious consideration to ensure that the future workforce remains sustainable and fit for purpose.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Abigail MacKintosh"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Anthony Martinelli"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Respiratory, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Arun Brahmanya"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, England, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Nicola Read"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK",
        "National Heart and Lung Institute, London, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Aaron Braddy-Green"
    }
  ],
  "title": "British Thoracic Society trainee survey 2024: what are the trainees saying and how will this impact the future workforce?",
  "uid": "c30e4fdd-82d9-502e-bdb4-6bc342ee89ed"
}