Key findings for this hospital
How does this hospital compare to NSW?
Do you feel valued?
Overall, 42% reported that they felt valued, which was less than the NSW average of 46%.
Would you recommend your hospital?
33% reported that they would recommend the hospital, which is 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, 52% of participants reported that they had made a fatigue-induced error, which was more 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?
67% 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?
Coffs Harbour Hospital scored above 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?
“Small size hospital means knowing all of your colleagues well which facilitated consults and patients medical progress. Easy to park. “
“The people I work with are, for the most part, really genuine and lovely.”
“Tight knit medical workforce and reasonable range of pathology with reasonable consultant involvement.”
If you could change three things at your hospital what would they be?
“1. More JMOs needed – there are too few for the workload 2. Better rostering – rosters were out late (ie days before), changes made without us being notified 3. JMOs need more advocacy and support from seniors.”
“Administration and rostering. Inadequate staffing. Access to rotations in areas of interest.”
“More offices for doctors to do administrative work, more rest areas/common rooms for doctors, more timely and organised rostering.”
Domain scores
| Domain | 2022 | 2022 – Score out of 100 | MNCLHD | MNCLHD – Score out of 100 |
| Rostering |  |
37 | |
41 |
| Overtime |  |
90 | |
85 |
| Leave |  |
70 | |
69 |
| Behaviour | |
80 | |
77 |
| Sick leave |  |
58 |  |
54 |
| Facilities | |
35 | |
38 |
All scores are out of a possible total of 100.