Scandinavian journal of public health
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To examine the trend in job satisfaction from 2000 to 2006 among Norwegian doctors, and the possible impact of two comprehensive healthcare reforms on doctors' job satisfaction. ⋯ Job satisfaction among Norwegian doctors is high and increasing. The lack of impact on this even from comprehensive healthcare reforms points to a robust satisfaction based on internal values more than external changes. The consistent finding of increasing - rather than declining - job satisfaction among Norwegian doctors, contrasts with widely held opinions in the public.