Bend it like Beckham or fix them like Florence—proportional representation of healthcare in New Year honours: an observational study

Objectives To compare the proportional representation of healthcare workers in receipt of New Year honours (NYHs) with workers in other industries and to determine whether the NYH system has gender or geographical biases. Design Observational study of the UK honours system with a comparative analysis of proportional representation of the UK workforce and subgroup analyses of gender and…

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