HIGHLIGHTS OF ANNUAL SURVEY OF YOUNG DOCTORS IN QUEENSLAND PUBLIC HOSPITALS, RESIDENT HOSPITAL HEALTH CHECK

- For the eighth annual Resident Hospital Health Check 723 junior doctors were surveyed at 37 hospitals across Queensland

- 53 per cent were concerned about making a clinical error due to fatigue related to long work hours, down from 58 per cent in 2022 but up from 51 per cent in 2021

- 31 per cent experienced bullying, discrimination or harassment with a further eight per cent witnessing one or more of that behaviour

- 33 per cent reported that they had felt unsafe at work, compared to 28 per cent in 2022

- Less than half were satisfied with hospital facilities (47 per cent) and the quality of the formal teaching and training (48 per cent)

- 89 per cent reported being fully paid for claimed overtime, higher than in 2022 (85 per cent) and 2021 (76 per cent)

- 22 per cent reported they had been advised not to claim an overtime payment by an administrative officer or medical officer

- 39 per cent believed claiming overtime would lead to a negative assessment

- 63 per cent were satisfied their leave preferences were taken into consideration, higher than 2022 (58 per cent) and 2021 (59 per cent)

- 47 per cent applied for professional development leave, down from 2022 (56 per cent) but up from 2021 (36 per cent)

- Leave was granted to 86 per cent of applicants, up from 82 per cent and 79 per cent in 2022 and 2021 respectively

- 61 per cent were satisfied that their clinical rotation preferences had been accommodated

- 36 per cent felt they were given adequate opportunities to be involved in research and auditing