Key findings for this hospital
How does this hospital compare to NSW?
Do you feel valued?
Overall, 38% reported that they felt valued, which was less than the NSW average of 46%.
Would you recommend your hospital?
49% reported that they would recommend the hospital, which was more than the NSW average of 46%.
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, 32% of participants reported that they had made a fatigue-induced error, which was 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?
71% 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?
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead 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?
“Excellence in clinical medicine. Good collegiate atmosphere. Great range of clinical experiences.”
“Supportive and collegiate culture from some senior medical staff and most junior medical staff.”
“Expertise, willingness for collaboration, admitted patients get excellent care.”
If you could change three things at your hospital what would they be?
“Pressure from Emergency Department that flows on to the rest of the hospital. l-4 hour rule is crazy in paediatrics.”
“Protected teaching time. More consultation with those in clinical practice before making changes to clinical practice. Better staffing rather than relying on already overworked people to fill in staffing and resource shortcomings.”
“Better orientation to hospital. More indepth Powerchart training.”
Domain scores
| Domain | 2022 | 2022 – Score out of 100 | SCHN | SCHN – Score out of 100 |
| Rostering |  |
50 |  |
40 |
| Overtime | |
62 | |
56 |
| Leave | |
59 | |
55 |
| Behaviour | |
58 | |
52 |
| Sick leave | |
61 | |
49 |
| Facilities | |
41 | |
33 |
All scores are out of a possible total of 100.