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DoctorsUK

A community for UK-based doctors to chat about their experiences, share articles and hang out. Medical advice is not to be sought here.

82k subscribers1,244 posts / mo in Sep 2026919 authors / mosince 2021

r/doctorsUK has 82k members (+32% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,244 posts a month from 919 people. Top topics: GP Training & Careers, Junior Doctors Strike and Pay and Residency Advice and Challenges.

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How r/doctorsUK has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+32%in 12 months · +3.6% in 3 months · +0.9% in 1 month
Oct 202682k
Growing82k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Oct 2021)
Live · through Oct 2026
r/doctorsUK

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−17%vs Sep 2025 · −30% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.2k
QuieterPeaked at 2.5k in Mar 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/doctorsUK

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. GP Training & Careers4.3%
  2. Junior Doctors Strike and Pay3.7%
  3. Residency Advice and Challenges3.3%
  4. Anesthesia Residency & Career1.5%
  5. Junior Doctor Pay Issues1.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. BMA
  2. NHS England
  3. The BMJ
  4. NHS Employers
  5. WhatsApp

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research