The Department of Health has released results from the third annual Minister for Health Your Voice in Health staff survey.
The annual Survey provides valuable baseline data about employee engagement and workplace culture to drive system-wide staff engagement programs.
In a statement, the Department said the Survey achieved a significant response rate of 45 per cent — the highest achieved since the initiative was launched in 2019.
“It provides a credible reflection of staff perceptions throughout the system,” the Department said.
It said among the Survey findings were that health staff remained committed to delivering high quality patient care; were collaborative in their approach to care delivery; and continued to embrace innovation and looked for new ways to improve service delivery.
The Department said the Survey also found that staff were supportive of each other in their teams and encouraged and supported diversity in the workplace.
It said the Employee Engagement Index, which measured employees’ engagement with their jobs, or day-to-day work, was 62 per cent this year.
“That is down from 66 per cent reported last year and is back to levels identified in the inaugural Your Voice in Health Survey conducted in 2019,” the Department said.
“Responses identified as opportunities for improvement were in the areas of workplace culture, employee wellbeing and ability to meet future challenges.”
The Department said responses from the Survey would help shape planning to address these focus areas and drive sustainable improvements.
It said the next Your Voice in Health Survey was scheduled for March 2022.
The two-page Survey summary can be accessed at this PS News link and the 111-page Results Report can be accessed at this link.
