Table 1 Characteristics of health professionals and complaints
From: Identification of practitioners at high risk of complaints to health profession regulators
N | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
Characteristics of health professionals | 715,415 | 100 |
Male sex | 160,124 | 22·4 |
Age in 2010 | ||
≤ 25 years | 45,829 | 6·4 |
26–35 years | 177,251 | 24·8 |
36–45 years | 155,270 | 21·7 |
46–55 years | 154,644 | 21·6 |
56–65 years | 138,294 | 19·3 |
66–75 years | 44,127 | 6·2 |
Profession and specialty | ||
Doctor | 104,123 | 14·6 |
General practice | 25,347 | 3·5 |
Surgery | 6817 | 1·0 |
Obstetrics and gynaecology | 1956 | 0·3 |
Physician | 11,310 | 1·6 |
Psychiatry | 3508 | 0·5 |
Anaesthesia | 4699 | 0·7 |
Radiology | 2545 | 0·4 |
Emergency and ICU | 2479 | 0·3 |
Non-clinical | 2285 | 0·3 |
Non-specialist | 43,177 | 6·0 |
Nurse | 392,447 | 54·9 |
Registered nurse | 319,912 | 44·7 |
Enrolled nurse | 72,535 | 10·1 |
Midwife | 45,014 | 6·3 |
Dental practitioners | 22,585 | 3.2 |
Dentists/Dental prosthetists | 18,120 | 2·5 |
Other dental practitioners | 4465 | 0·6 |
Psychologist | 34,509 | 4·8 |
Pharmacist | 30,778 | 4·3 |
ATSI practitioners | 595 | 0·1 |
Chinese medicine practitioners | 4766 | 0·7 |
Chiropractors | 5135 | 0·7 |
Medical radiation practitioners | 16,103 | 2·3 |
Occupational therapist | 18,494 | 2·6 |
Optometrist | 5119 | 0·7 |
Osteopath | 2102 | 0·3 |
Physiotherapist | 28,940 | 4·0 |
Podiatrists | 4705 | 0·7 |
Location of practice | ||
Major city | 534,094 | 74·7 |
Inner/outer regional | 170,797 | 23·9 |
Remote/very remote | 10,524 | 1·5 |
Complaint issue | 39,575 | 100 |
Health issues | 3220 | 8.1 |
Physical heath | 492 | 1·2 |
Mental health | 1266 | 3·2 |
Substance use | 1462 | 3·7 |
Conduct issues | 13,799 | 34.9 |
Records and reports | 2293 | 5·8 |
Use or supply of medications | 1039 | 2·6 |
Honesty | 520 | 1·3 |
Fees and servicing | 1094 | 2·8 |
Interpersonal behaviour | 3669 | 9·3 |
Sexual boundaries | 1173 | 3·0 |
Compliance with conditions | 438 | 1·1 |
Other conduct issues | 3573 | 9·0 |
Performance issues | 21,420 | 54.1 |
Prescribing or dispensing | 2335 | 5·9 |
Procedures | 2290 | 5·8 |
Treatment, communication and other clinical issues | 16,795 | 42·4 |
Unknown | 1136 | 2·9 |