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Work Types
A comprehensive list of codes for the major work tcompiled. Codes have been used to try to avoid traerrors. You will see that the codes have been groupunder the major areas of medical work.
These branches of medicine are generally based onscopes of prac ce, except for the categories ‘basic science’, ‘primary care (other than general prac cesurgical sub-special es’ and inclusion of managemhealth medicine’ which are marked.
The word ‘specialist’ should not be used on its ownChoose the general category for your work type cothe majority of your work is be er iden ed by andescrip on. Involvement in non-clinical work (incluand research) will be deduced from the ‘employer’data provided, for example, university, governmenprofessional body.
Branches of medicine and work type codes
Choose one code which best describes your pracworksite. Choose the general category for your wcode unless the majority of your work is better ianother description.