More women doctors than men in the UK for the first time ever

There are now more women doctors than men in the UK - (Jeff Moore/PA Wire)

For the first time ever there are more women doctors than men in the UK, new figures show.

Data from the medical regulator shows that as of the end of February, there were 164,440 women registered with a licence to practice, compared to 164,195 men, meaning just over half (50.04 per cent) of all doctors in the UK are women.