Private hospital education and training survey
Please answer all questions with reference to the education and training provided in your hospital over the last 12 months
This survey will ask you about education and training at your hospital.
There are seven parts to this survey:
1. About your hospital
2. Education and training at your hospital
3. Undergraduate student training
4. Training of nursing staff
5. Training of doctors or medical officers
6. Postgraduate programs for medical officers
7. Training of allied health staff
Please click next to start the survey
About your hospital
Name of your private hospital or day hospital
State in which private hospital or day hospital operates
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
ACT
Northern Territory
Type of hospital
Day hospital
Private hospital
Services provided at hospital / day hospital (please choose all that apply)
Surgical
Medical
Psychiatry
Rehabilitation
Obstetrics
Other
Please specify the other services that your hospital / day hospital provide
Name of person filling in survey
Name of contact person for this survey (if different from above)
Contact telephone
Contact email
1. Education and training at your hospital
Please state whether your hospital is an Approved Teaching Facility for any of the following (please choose all that apply)
Undergraduate medical students
Postgraduate medical students
Undergraduate nursing students
Postgraduate nursing students
Undergraduate allied health students
Postgraduate allied health students
None of the above
Does your hospital offer scholarships to students?
Yes
No
How many scholarships does your hospital offer to students?
Please give details on the types of scholarships that you offer to students
Does your hospital employ members of staff who currently hold medical, nursing or allied health academic appointments? (Please choose all that apply)
Medical
Nursing
Allied health
None of the above
How many members of your staff hold academic
medical
appointments
How many members of your staff hold academic
nursing
appointments
How many members of your staff hold academic
allied health
appointments
2. Undergraduate student training
Please could you provide details for the following clinical placements at your hospital
Are there any of the following
undergraduate
clinical placements are your hospital?
Undergraduate Nursing Students Division 1
Undergraduate Nursing Students Division 2/EN
Undergraduate Medical Students
Undergraduate Midwifery Students
Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students
Undergraduate Occupational Therapy Students
Undergraduate dietician Students
Undergraduate Radiology Students
Undergraduate Psychology Students
Undergraduate Paramedic Students
Undergraduate Pharmacology Students
Other
There are no
undergraduate
clinical placements at this hospital
Please state the names of the other
undergraduate
placements that you provided
How many of the following
undergraduate
students for each of the clinical placements have been training at your hospital?
Undergraduate Nursing Students Division 1
Undergraduate Nursing Students Division 2/EN
Undergraduate Medical Students
Undergraduate Midwifery Students
Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students
Undergraduate Occupational Therapy Students
Undergraduate dietician Students
Undergraduate Radiology Students
Undergraduate Psychology Students
Undergraduate Paramedic Students
Undergraduate Pharmacology students
Q19.a
Q19.b
Q19.c
Q19.d
Q19.e
Q19.f
How many
clinical placement days
were undertaken by students for each of these
undergraduate
clinical placements?
Undergraduate Nursing Students Division 1
Undergraduate Nursing Students Division 2/EN
Undergraduate Medical Students
Undergraduate Midwifery Students
Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students
Undergraduate Occupational Therapy Students
Undergraduate dietician Students
Undergraduate Radiology Students
Undergraduate Psychology Students
Undergraduate Paramedic Students
Undergraduate Pharmacology students
Q19.a
Q19.b
Q19.c
Q19.d
Q19.e
Q19.f
How many staff
were involved in the training for each of these
undergraduate
clinical placement groups?
Undergraduate Nursing Students Division 1
Undergraduate Nursing Students Division 2/EN
Undergraduate Medical Students
Undergraduate Midwifery Students
Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students
Undergraduate Occupational Therapy Students
Undergraduate dietician Students
Undergraduate Radiology Students
Undergraduate Psychology Students
Undergraduate Paramedic Students
Undergraduate Pharmacology students
Q19.a
Q19.b
Q19.c
Q19.d
Q19.e
Q19.f
Are you currently funded by the relevant university/training organisation for students who attend
undergraduate
clinical placements at your hospital?
Yes
No
Unsure
Approximately how much funding do you receive per student placement?
How often does your hospital provide the clinical teacher/educator for students who attend your hospital for clinical placement?
All of the time
Usually
Half of the time
Occasionally
Never
How do you anticipate the numbers of undergraduates training in your hospital changing next year?
Increase by more than 10%
Increase by less than 10%
Remain about the same
Decrease by less than 10%
Decrease by more than 10%
Which universities do you currently have affiliations with for the purpose of undergraduate clinical placements?
Australian Catholic University
Australian National University
Bond University
Central Queensland University
Charles Darwin University
Charles Sturt University
Curtin University of Technology
Deakin University
Edith Cowan University
Flinders University of South Australia
Griffith University
James Cook University of North Queensland
La Trobe University
Macquarie University
Monash University
Murdoch University
Queensland University of Technology
RMIT University
Southern Cross University
Swinburne University of Technology
University of Adelaide
University of Ballarat
University of Canberra
University of Melbourne
University of New England
University of New South Wales
University of Newcastle
University of Notre Dame, Australia
University of Queensland
University of South Australia
University of Southern Queensland
University of the Sunshine Coast
University of Sydney
University of Tasmania
University of Technology, Sydney
University of Western Australia
University of Western Sydney
University of Wollongong
Victoria University
What, if any, are the key barriers preventing you from increasing the number of undergraduates training in your hospital?
Do you have the capacity to increase the number of undergraduate training places in your hospital should additional government funding become available?
Yes
No
Would you be interested in increasing the number of undergraduate training places in your hospital if additional places were partly subsidised by the government?
Yes
No
Unsure
In increasing undergraduate capacity what would you need the additional funding for?
Supervision
Infrastructure
Other
Please specify what other areas you would need this additional funding for
Please give details of the additional undergraduate training places that you could provide with additional government funding.
Please include the actual number of additional places which you could provide and the potential start date for such places.
3. Training of nursing staff
In the last year did your hospital provide training for nursing staff?
Yes
No
Please provide details of the training provided for nursing staff
What was the main purpose of this training?
Contributing to attaining a qualification
Contributing to attaining professional recognition
Continuing medical education
Informal professional development
Which areas of nursing did you provide training (e.g. midwifery, obstetrics etc)
Please state the number of
nursing staff
undertaking training in the following areas
Q37.a
Q37.b
Q37.c
Q37.d
Q37.e
Q37.f
Q37.g
Q37.h
Please state the number of hours per
nursing staff
member were provided
Q37.a
Q37.b
Q37.c
Q37.d
Q37.e
Q37.f
Q37.g
Q37.h
Please state the number of staff members who delivered training to
nursing staff
in the following areas
Q37.a
Q37.b
Q37.c
Q37.d
Q37.e
Q37.f
Q37.g
Q37.h
4. Training of doctors or medical officers
This next section is about the training of doctors or medical officers at your hospital
excluding postgraduate training for medical officers
. This is covered later in the survey
In the last year did your hospital provide training for
doctors or medical officers
?
Yes
No
In which areas of training did your hospital provide training for
doctors or medical officers
?
Rehabilitation
Dermatology
Ear, nose and throat surgery
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Hand surgery
Paediatrics
Psychiatry
Plastics and reconstructive surgery
Orthopaedics
Radiation oncology
Cardiology
Endocrinology
Other
Please specify which other areas your hospital provides training for
doctors or medical officers
What was the main purpose for this training of
doctors or medical officers
?
Contributing to attaining a qualification
Contributing to attaining professional recognition
Continuing medical education
Informal professional development
Rehabilitation
Dermatology
Ear, nose and throat surgery
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Hand surgery
Paediatrics
Psychiatry
Plastics and reconstructive surgery
Orthopaedics
Radiation oncology
Cardiology
Endocrinology
Q43.a
Q43.b
Q43.c
Q43.d
Q43.e
Q43.f
Please state the number of staff involved in the training of these
doctors or medical officers
?
Rehabilitation
Dermatology
Ear, nose and throat surgery
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Hand surgery
Paediatrics
Psychiatry
Plastics and reconstructive surgery
Orthopaedics
Radiation oncology
Cardiology
Endocrinology
Q43.a
Q43.b
Q43.c
Q43.d
Q43.e
Q43.f
Please state the total number of staff hours that were taken to deliver the courses to
doctors or medical officers
?
Rehabilitation
Dermatology
Ear, nose and throat surgery
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Hand surgery
Paediatrics
Psychiatry
Plastics and reconstructive surgery
Orthopaedics
Radiation oncology
Cardiology
Endocrinology
Q43.a
Q43.b
Q43.c
Q43.d
Q43.e
Q43.f
Please state the number of
doctors or medical officers
that took the course
Rehabilitation
Dermatology
Ear, nose and throat surgery
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Hand surgery
Paediatrics
Psychiatry
Plastics and reconstructive surgery
Orthopaedics
Radiation oncology
Cardiology
Endocrinology
Q43.a
Q43.b
Q43.c
Q43.d
Q43.e
Q43.f
Please state how many student hours per
doctor or medical officer
undertaking the training were required to take the course
Rehabilitation
Dermatology
Ear, nose and throat surgery
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Hand surgery
Paediatrics
Psychiatry
Plastics and reconstructive surgery
Orthopaedics
Radiation oncology
Cardiology
Endocrinology
Q43.a
Q43.b
Q43.c
Q43.d
Q43.e
Q43.f
How do you anticipate the numbers of doctors/medical officers training in your hospital changing next year?
Increase by more than 10%
Increase by less than 10%
Remain about the same
Decrease by less than 10%
Decrease by more than 10%
What, if any, are the key barriers preventing you from increasing the number of doctors/medical officers training in your hospital?
5. Postgraduate programs for medical officers
Does your hospital offer postgraduate programs for medical officers?
Yes
No
Please list the names of postgraduate programs that your hospital were involved in (e.g. Postgraduate Specialist Training for Dermatology)
What was the main purpose for this training?
Contributing to attaining a qualification
Contributing to attaining professional recognition
Continuing medical education
Informal professional development
Q52.a
Q52.b
Q52.c
Q52.d
Q52.e
Q52.f
Q52.g
Q52.h
Q52.i
Please state how many staff were involved in teaching on
postgraduate programs
Q52.a
Q52.b
Q52.c
Q52.d
Q52.e
Q52.f
Q52.g
Q52.h
Q52.i
Please state the total number of staff hours in teaching each of these
postgraduate programs
Q52.a
Q52.b
Q52.c
Q52.d
Q52.e
Q52.f
Q52.g
Q52.h
Q52.i
Please state how many
postgraduate medical officers
took the course
Q52.a
Q52.b
Q52.c
Q52.d
Q52.e
Q52.f
Q52.g
Q52.h
Q52.i
Please state how many student hours per student were required to take the course
Q52.a
Q52.b
Q52.c
Q52.d
Q52.e
Q52.f
Q52.g
Q52.h
Q52.i
How do you anticipate the numbers of postgraduates training in your hospital changing next year?
Increase by more than 10%
Increase by less than 10%
Remain about the same
Decrease by less than 10%
Decrease by more than 10%
Which universities do you currently have affiliations with for the purpose of postgraduate training?
Australian Catholic University
Australian National University
Bond University
Central Queensland University
Charles Darwin University
Charles Sturt University
Curtin University of Technology
Deakin University
Edith Cowan University
Flinders University of South Australia
Griffith University
James Cook University of North Queensland
La Trobe University
Macquarie University
Monash University
Murdoch University
Queensland University of Technology
RMIT University
Southern Cross University
Swinburne University of Technology
University of Adelaide
University of Ballarat
University of Canberra
University of Melbourne
University of New England
University of New South Wales
University of Newcastle
University of Notre Dame, Australia
University of Queensland
University of South Australia
University of Southern Queensland
University of the Sunshine Coast
University of Sydney
University of Tasmania
University of Technology, Sydney
University of Western Australia
University of Western Sydney
University of Wollongong
Victoria University
What, if any, are the key barriers preventing you from increasing the number of postgraduates training in your hospital?
Do you have the capacity to increase the number of postgraduate training places in your hospital should additional government funding become available?
Yes
No
What would you need the additional funding for?
Supervision
Infrastructure
Other
Please specify what other areas you would need this additional funding for
Please give details of the additional postgraduate training places that you could provide with additional funding from the government.
Please include the actual number of additional places which you could provide and an estimation of the additional funding that would be needed
6. Training of allied health staff
In the last year did your hospital provide training for
allied health staff
?
Yes
No
What was the main purpose of this training?
Contributing to attaining a qualification
Contributing to attaining profession recognition
Continuing medical education
Informal professional development
Please state the areas that
allied health staff
undertook training
Please state the number of
allied health staff
who undertook training
Q67.a
Q67.b
Q67.c
Q67.d
Q67.e
Q67.f
Q67.g
Q67.h
Q67.i
Q67.j
Please state how many hours training per
allied health staff member
were given
Q67.a
Q67.b
Q67.c
Q67.d
Q67.e
Q67.f
Q67.g
Q67.h
Q67.i
Q67.j
Please state the number of staff involved in delivering
allied health staff
training
Q67.a
Q67.b
Q67.c
Q67.d
Q67.e
Q67.f
Q67.g
Q67.h
Q67.i
Q67.j
If you have any further comments on training or education provided at your hospital that has not been covered in the survey please leave them here
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