On top of this, nearly 90 per cent said they do not receive grants to carry out research.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), which carried out the survey, warns that the low level of research being undertaken into child health presents a risk to the health of current and future generations.
Findings from the survey also reveal that those undertaking research spend almost the same amount of time on unpaid research work as that which is paid, and on average more male consultants publish research than female consultants.
In reaction to the survey, the RCPCH has made a series of recommendations which it says should be implemented urgently in order to reverse the decline in child health research, they include:
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