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2023 CRANAplus Member Survey Results
Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2023 Member Survey. Your participation helps us to develop a deeper understanding of your experiences and gather valuable workforce data. It allows us to tailor our services, target our advocacy to priority issues, and propose appropriate solutions. Here are a few of the findings from the survey.
Most important working conditions
Participants were asked to identify their 5 most important working conditions. Safety and security was the most commonly identified condition (69.50%). Supportive management (60.28%), positive workplace relationships (58.87%), fit for purpose workplace and accommodation (56.03%) and appropriate staffing and skill mix (56.03%) were the next most important.
Motivation to work remotely
Professional extension and satisfaction (68.97%) and making a difference to communities (64.83%) remain the main motivations for working in a rural and remote setting.
Other significant motivations include personal or lifestyle benefits (48.28%) and financial benefits (35.86%).
Level of remote experience
Survey participants with less experience working in remote areas are more likely to work in an agency setting. 2 out of 3 participants with less than 5 years’ experience are employed by an agency or by contract; whereas less than 1 in 3 with over 20+ years’ experience is employed via an agency/contract. Those with 20+ years of experience are more than 3 times more likely to live and work in the same community (35% versus 11.63%).
Considering leaving in next two years
28.5% of respondents are considering leaving the remote setting in the next 2 years.
This is a reduction from 2022, when 38% were considering leaving. This could potentially reflect that stability and normality are returning in some areas following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Common reasons for considering leaving included age, burnout, workplace relationship/management issues, tension between staff based on employment pattern, staff shortages, safety and security, and increased acuity of patients. Legal risk to professionals, financial difficulty, poor accommodation, and inability to access accommodation, or stay close with family were also mentioned.
Those who are considering leaving are less likely to say they ‘always feel safe at work’ compared to those who aren’t considering leaving (9.68% versus 28.24%).
They are also more likely to say they haven’t been able to voice their concerns (19.35% versus 10.59%), and that they have experienced a safety and security incident while in their accommodation (22.58% versus 8.24%) and had concerns for the security of their personal property (25.81% versus 10.59%). This data directly links safety experiences to retention.
Reasons for Membership
Most people decide to become and stay members to connect with the remote health community (75.89%). Other common reasons include to support CRANAplus (68.09%), access course discounts (56.74%), early course bookings (53.90%) and receive the magazine (33.33%).
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