Survey questions 26 to 29

To what extent do you agree with the following statement:

Q26. Better Access has reduced my organisation's ability to recruit and retain psychiatrists

Q27. Better Access has reduced my organisation's ability to recruit and retain psychologists

Q28. Better Access has reduced my organisation's ability to recruit and retain social workers

Q29. Better Access has increased training and professional development opportunities for my staff

Q26. To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Better Access has reduced my organisation's ability to recruit and retain psychiatrists.

No respondent agreed with the statement that Better Access has reduced their organisation's ability to recruit and retain psychiatrists. Forty eight per cent disagreed with this statement. Forty per cent were unsure and 13 per cent did not respond.

	Respondents	Per cent
Unsure	19	40%
Disagree	12	25%
Strongly disagree	11	23%
Did not respond	6	13%
Grand total	48	100%

	Respondents Metropolitan	Respondents Regional	Respondents Remote	Respondents Rural	Respondents Statewide	Respondents Total
Unsure	7	3	1	4	4	19
Disagree	3	4	1	2	2	12
Strongly disagree	5	2	0	0	4	11
Did not respond	1	2	1	0	2	6
Grand total	16	11	3	6	12	48

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Q27. To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Better Access has reduced my organisation's ability to recruit and retain psychologists.

Eight per cent agreed with the statement that Better Access has reduced their organisation's ability to recruit and retain psychologists. Forty four per cent disagreed with this statement. Thirty eight per cent were unsure and 10 per cent did not respond.

	Respondents	Per cent
Strongly Agree	3	6%
Agree	1	2%
Unsure	18	38%
Disagree	11	23%
Strongly disagree	10	21%
Did not respond	5	10%
Grand total	48	100%

	Respondents Metropolitan	Respondents Regional	Respondents Remote	Respondents Rural	Respondents Statewide	Respondents Total
Strongly Agree	2	1	0	0	0	3
Agree	0	0	0	1	0	1
Unsure	6	3	1	4	4	18
Disagree	4	3	1	1	2	11
Strongly disagree	4	2	0	0	4	10
Did not respond	0	2	1	0	2	5
Grand total	16	11	3	6	12	48

Q28. To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Better Access has reduced my organisation's ability to recruit and retain social workers.

Six per cent agreed with the statement that Better Access has reduced their organisation's ability to recruit and retain social workers. Forty four per cent disagreed with this statement. Thirty eight per cent were unsure and 13 per cent did not respond.

	Respondents	Per cent
Strongly Agree	2	4%
Agree	1	2%
Unsure	18	38%
Disagree	10	21%
Strongly disagree	11	23%
Did not respond	6	13%
Grand total	48	100%

	Respondents Metropolitan	Respondents Regional	Respondents Remote	Respondents Rural	Respondents Statewide	Respondents Total
Strongly Agree	1	1	0	0	0	2
Agree	0	1	0	0	0	1
Unsure	5	4	1	4	4	18
Disagree	3	2	1	2	2	10
Strongly disagree	6	1	0	0	4	11
Did not respond	1	2	1	0	2	6
Grand total	16	11	3	6	12	48

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Q29. To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Better Access has increased training and professional development opportunities for my staff.

No respondent agreed with the statement that Better Access has increased training and professional development opportunities for their staff. Fifty two per cent disagreed with this statement. Thirty five per cent were unsure and 13 per cent did not respond.

	Respondents	Per cent
Unsure	17	35%
Disagree	13	27%
Strongly disagree	12	25%
Did not respond	6	13%
Grand total	48	100%

	Respondents Metropolitan	Respondents Regional	Respondents Remote	Respondents Rural	Respondents Statewide	Respondents Total
Unsure	5	2	1	4	5	17
Disagree	5	4	1	2	1	13
Strongly disagree	6	2	0	0	4	12
Did not respond	0	3	1	0	2	6
Grand total	16	11	3	6	12	48