The Scottish Executive is taking a number of steps to increase the number of junior doctors.The total Specialist Registrar establishment was increased by 100 in 2001, a rise of 9%, with many of the increases being in the specialties with the highest levels of vacancies. Additional funding for a further targeted increase of 375 junior doctors was announced on 2 April 2001, for the period to 2004.The great majority of junior doctors in Scotland start as medical students in Scotland.