Key findings for this hospital
How does this hospital compare to NSW?
Do you feel valued?
Overall, 47% reported that they felt valued, which was more than the NSW average of 46%.
Would you recommend your hospital?
53% reported that they would recommend the hospital, which was less than the NSW average of 54%.
Unrostered overtime worked
Unrostered overtime claimed
Claimed 0%
Claimed 10% to 30%
Claimed 40% to 60%
Claimed 70% to 90%
Claimed 100%
Unrostered overtime paid
0% Paid
10% to 30% Paid
40% to 60% Paid
70% to 90% Paid
100% Paid
Fatigue, Clinical Error and Personal Safety
Have you made a fatigue-induced clinical error caused by your hours of work at your hospital?
In total, 46% of participants reported that they had made a fatigue-induced error, which was no more or no less than the NSW average of 46%.
Have you ever been concerned about your personal health or safety caused by excessive hours worked at your hospital?
61% said they had felt concerned about their health or safety, which was more than the NSW average of 56%.
Sick Leave
We asked:
- If you are unwell, how often do you take sick leave at your hospital?
- What stops you from taking sick leave if you are unwell?
Port Macquarie Base Hospital scored below the NSW average on this domain, although the difference was not statistically significant.
How often do you take sick leave at your hospital?
What stops you from taking sick leave if you are unwell?
What doctors at this hospital are saying
What do you value most about your hospital?
“The teamwork attitude, everyone working together and helping out. All the JMOs and registrars work together really well.”
“Parking is very easy.”
“The community vibe at the hospital. You are very much not ‘just another intern’ and are very much part of the team. As soon as you show interest in an area the whole team, not just exclusive to doctors, gets you involved and supports you working towards your goals.”
If you could change three things at your hospital what would they be?
“1. Patient to doctor ratio on gen med teams. 2. Cover for ADOs/leave. 3. JMO unit – poor rostering.”
“Pagers instead of work phones. Better communication between nurses and doctors. More staff to cover for when people are off sick – including ADO cover.”
“Payrole mistakes – its not that they wont pay OT its the constant mistakes. Terrible cafeteria that closes to early. More staff/less rostered and unrostered overtime.”
Domain scores
| Domain | 2022 | 2022 – Score out of 100 | MNCLHD | MNCLHD – Score out of 100 |
| Rostering |  |
44 | |
41 |
| Overtime |  |
82 |  |
85 |
| Leave | |
69 | |
69 |
| Behaviour | |
75 | |
77 |
| Sick leave |  |
52 | |
54 |
| Facilities | |
42 | |
38 |
All scores are out of a possible total of 100.