MABEL in the Media
MABEL in the Media
While the MABEL team publish MABEL results and opinions, reports based on MABEL data requests from various external groups also end up in the media. The following reports were all based on MABEL data.
The University of Melbourne's Pursuit published a report on how doctors' working lives and conditions affect their efficiency and effectiveness.
Building regional specialist service hubs
To help provide specialist healthcare close to where it is needed, ongoing research is needed to help identify the professional and personal factors driving the decision making of regional specialists.
Are doctors reporting worse health?
Although most doctors report very good general health, a small proportion report fair or poor general health. It is this group who need encouragement to seek help from the various Doctors' Health Advisory Services.
Doctors shouldn't work more than fifty hours per week
Some doctor groups still work ‘unsafe’ hours, contrary to the Australian Medical Association’s recommendations. The expectation that doctors will work long hours needs to change in order to address the rising morbidity and mortality from mental illness in the sector.
Gender disparity in earnings
The hot topic of pay inequality within medicine has reared its head with reports of female GPs earning close to $41,500 less than males, and female general surgeons earning $162,000 less than males, for performing the same jobs based on a 38-hour week.
- Women doctors earning far less than men
- 'It's not okay to pay us less to do the same work as men'
- 'Shocked, not surprised': GP income data reveals extent of gender gap
- Why do female GPs earn less? An expert explains the factors at play
Comparing doctors’ earnings
A special report focussing on doctors’ earnings highlighted a reduction in GPs’ hourly earnings between 2015 and 2016; gender disparities in earnings; and the wide variation in earnings both within and between specialist groups.