❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Minister for Health about the 2024 'Your Voice in Health' survey results, following concerning findings from the 2023 survey. The Minister responds by highlighting reforms, increased employment, and ongoing efforts to address workforce concerns, without directly answering about the 2024 survey results.
AnsweredQoN 423Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
HEALTH — YOUR
VOICE IN HEALTH SURVEY
423. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the 2023 Your Voice in
Health survey, which astoundingly highlighted that only 28 per cent of workers
in the health sector felt that they were valued and respected, and that only 25
per cent felt that their organisation cared for their health and wellbeing.
Given that it is now 12 months since the release of the 2023 survey, has the
2024 survey been undertaken; what were the outcomes of the survey; and will the
results be made public before the rise of Parliament for the winter recess?
VOICE IN HEALTH SURVEY
423. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Health:
I refer to the 2023 Your Voice in
Health survey, which astoundingly highlighted that only 28 per cent of workers
in the health sector felt that they were valued and respected, and that only 25
per cent felt that their organisation cared for their health and wellbeing.
Given that it is now 12 months since the release of the 2023 survey, has the
2024 survey been undertaken; what were the outcomes of the survey; and will the
results be made public before the rise of Parliament for the winter recess?
AnswerView source ↗
WA Health has undertaken an enormous
amount of reform over the last two to three years. Much of that reform was
driven by the healthcare workforce and clinicians. I have to say, WA Health is
an attractive employment prospect. We have seen 4 400 nurses employed over the
last two to three years across WA Health. Of course, there can be pockets of
improvement in any workforce of 60 000 people; there is always work to do with
improvements. We saw that recently with the
workplace survey for this place. Whenever we go into a workplace and survey the culture and staff, we always see that there is work to do. But the
hallmark of this government is that we are listening to staff; we are listening
to our employees, who are the most important part of our healthcare system. We
listened to the Australian Nursing Federation when it put in its log of claims
for nurse-to-patient ratios, and we are implementing nurse-to-patient ratios. We
listened to junior doctors when they said that they cannot get access to
overtime and are struggling with the workplace culture, and we are putting in
place the necessary structures and supports for our workforce.
It is WA Labor that supports the
healthcare workforce by employing healthcare workers in the public sector and ensuring strong public sector jobs. We are not
privatising their jobs to large corporations and uncertainty. WA Labor has ensured permanency across the public sector. It
is this government that ensured that that was the case in WA Health. Of
course, there will always be more work to do. It was actually this government
that implemented the survey because we want to hear from our employees. We want
to hear the experiences of staff. If we do not listen to them, we cannot act on
it. That is exactly the value of that survey, and our record speaks for itself.
We are implementing ratios, listening to our clinical workforce and making the
reforms that matter to them.
amount of reform over the last two to three years. Much of that reform was
driven by the healthcare workforce and clinicians. I have to say, WA Health is
an attractive employment prospect. We have seen 4 400 nurses employed over the
last two to three years across WA Health. Of course, there can be pockets of
improvement in any workforce of 60 000 people; there is always work to do with
improvements. We saw that recently with the
workplace survey for this place. Whenever we go into a workplace and survey the culture and staff, we always see that there is work to do. But the
hallmark of this government is that we are listening to staff; we are listening
to our employees, who are the most important part of our healthcare system. We
listened to the Australian Nursing Federation when it put in its log of claims
for nurse-to-patient ratios, and we are implementing nurse-to-patient ratios. We
listened to junior doctors when they said that they cannot get access to
overtime and are struggling with the workplace culture, and we are putting in
place the necessary structures and supports for our workforce.
It is WA Labor that supports the
healthcare workforce by employing healthcare workers in the public sector and ensuring strong public sector jobs. We are not
privatising their jobs to large corporations and uncertainty. WA Labor has ensured permanency across the public sector. It
is this government that ensured that that was the case in WA Health. Of
course, there will always be more work to do. It was actually this government
that implemented the survey because we want to hear from our employees. We want
to hear the experiences of staff. If we do not listen to them, we cannot act on
it. That is exactly the value of that survey, and our record speaks for itself.
We are implementing ratios, listening to our clinical workforce and making the
reforms that matter to them.
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