A recently released survey of doctors in training shows the ACT had the lowest rating of all jurisdictions on every top-level measure of participants’ feedback about their workplace.

Doctors in training were asked if they would recommend their current training, and their workplace, and how they would rate the quality of their supervision, orientation, teaching sessions and training to raise patient safety concerns.

“On all these high-level measures, the ACT scored the lowest of every Australian state and territory. This is unacceptable,” Shadow Health Minister Leanne Castley said today.

“In the ACT only a relatively small amount of training occurs outside public hospitals. So these results are another indictment of this Government’s administration of our public hospitals.

“The ACT performed poorly compared to other jurisdictions and the national average on so many measures.”

In workplace and culture, 64 per cent agreed that their workplace supported staff wellbeing, compared to a national average of 77 per cent. 61 per cent agreed there was a positive culture in their workplace, compared to a national average of 77 per cent.

Only 69 per cent agreed that bullying, harassment and discrimination by anyone is not tolerated at my workplace, compared to a national average of 79 per cent.

29 per cent had experienced, and 41 per cent had witnessed bullying, harassment discrimination and/or racism in the last 12 months, compared to a national average of 22 per cent and 30 per cent respectively.

Only 78 per cent agreed that racism was not tolerated in their workplace, compared to a national average of 85 per cent.

The Medical Training Survey is a snapshot of medical training in Australia, through the eyes of doctors in training.

The Medical Board of Australia and AHPRA - the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - fund and organise the survey, which is conducted independently by a research agency.

446 ACT doctors in training participated. 55 per cent were registrars. 23 per cent were Resident Medical Officers and Hospital Medical Officers.