Demographic characteristics of respondents
| Characteristics Response rate | First survey 2014 Total no of staff: 226 No of valid returns: 197 87.2% | Second survey 2016 Total no of staff: 235 No of valid returns: 193 82.1% | Third survey 2018 Total no of staff: 231 No of valid returns: 186 80.5% |
| Professionals (no of staff) | |||
| Nurse | 82 (41.8%) | 70 (35.5%) | 82 (44.6%) |
| Allied health staff* | 10 (5.1%) | 11 (5.7%) | 10 (5.4%) |
| Supporting staff | 91 (46.4%) | 95 (49.5%) | 85 (46.2%) |
| Administration staff† | 13 (6.6%) | 16 (8.3%) | 7 (3.8%) |
| Management team level | |||
| Yes | 14 (7.1%) | 17 (8.9%) | 15 (8.2%) |
| No | 182 (92.9%) | 175 (91.1%) | 169 (91.8%) |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 165 (84.2%) | 145 (75.5%) | 142 (77.2%) |
| Male | 31 (15.8%) | 47 (24.5%) | 42 (22.8%) |
| Age group | |||
| <20 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) |
| 21–30 | 19 (9.9%) | 32 (16.7%) | 35 (19%) |
| 31–40 | 44 (22.9%) | 36 (18.8%) | 34 (18.5%) |
| 41–50 | 48 (25%) | 44 (22.9%) | 45 (24.5%) |
| 51–60 | 77 (40.1%) | 76 (39.6%) | 56 (30.4%) |
| >60 | 4 (2.1%) | 4 (2.1%) | 13 (7.1%) |
Remarks:The discipline ‘doctor’ was excluded, as only two doctors were stationed in the hospital during the survey period.
*Allied health staff were physiotherapists, occupational therapists, medical social workers and speech therapists.
†The administration staff were clerical staff, secretaries and administrative officers.