Flexible jobs needed to retain women doctors.

Argues that the British health service needs to offer more flexible working conditions to attract and retain women doctors in all branches of hospital medicine. Under-representation of women in the acute medical specialties, in academia, and in senior hospital posts; Indication that women, and some men, would like to work part-time to improve the balance between their professional and family lives; Suggestion that without change women will give up or achieve less than their potential.