Introduction: Worryingly, burnout is becoming increasingly common among the doctor cohort across the United Kingdom (UK) according to the General Medical Council (GMC), which has also seen an increasing desire to leave the UK profession. The main aims of this study were to: 1) determine the prevalence of burnout among doctors; 2) investigate the association between socio-demographic variables, including thoughts on leaving the profession or the NHS, and both burnout and its two dimensions; 3) examine the potentially predictive relationship between socio-demographic variables and burnout. Method: This cross-sectional study employed the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) to determine the prevalence of burnout as measured across its two core dimensions, exhaustion and disengagement, among doctors working at University Hospital Coventry, a major trauma centre located within the West Midlands. In total, 156 doctors took part in a completed anonymised online questionnaire which also gathered socio-demographic information. Results: 111 (71%) participants were categorised as experiencing burnout, 22 (14%) and 7 (4%) were categorised as exhausted or disengaged, and 16 (10%) were categorised as non-burnout. Whilst there were no associations found between burnout group and socio-demographic variables, there were significant associations found between the exhaustion and disengagement scores and professional grade (p < 0.05 and p < 0.001, respectively). Doctors who were in the earlier stages of their career, particularly resident doctors in lower training, were found to have significantly higher exhaustion and disengagement scores, and this finding was supported by correlation analysis. There was significant association between burnout group and thoughts on leaving the profession or the NHS (p < 0.001). The predictive relationship between socio-demographic variables and burnout groups was found to be poor. Conclusion: At University Hospital Coventry, burnout is a persistent and prevalent issue that affects doctors across all societal and demographic groups. Given the current workforce crisis, more targeted interventions need to be done by organisations to minimise burnout across its two core dimensions to ensure current workforce trends are reversed.

The authors have declared no competing interest.

The study did not receive any funding.

I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained.

Yes

The details of the IRB/oversight body that provided approval or exemption for the research described are given below:

Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the University of Warwick- Biomedical & Scientific Research Ethics Committee and the University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire Governance Arrangements for Research Ethics Committees.

I confirm that all necessary patient/participant consent has been obtained and the appropriate institutional forms have been archived, and that any patient/participant/sample identifiers included were not known to anyone (e.g., hospital staff, patients or participants themselves) outside the research group so cannot be used to identify individuals.

Yes

I understand that all clinical trials and any other prospective interventional studies must be registered with an ICMJE-approved registry, such as ClinicalTrials.gov. I confirm that any such study reported in the manuscript has been registered and the trial registration ID is provided (note: if posting a prospective study registered retrospectively, please provide a statement in the trial ID field explaining why the study was not registered in advance).

Yes

I have followed all appropriate research reporting guidelines, such as any relevant EQUATOR Network research reporting checklist(s) and other pertinent material, if applicable.

Yes

All data in the present study are available upon reasonable request to the authors.