The AMA Safe Hours Audit period is happening now
AMA President Professor Steve Robson filmed a short message encouraging all public hospital doctors to take part in the audit which will help the AMA advocate for better working conditions for doctors.
AMA President Professor Steve Robson filmed a video this week, which was shared on the AMA’s social media channels, encouraging all public hospital doctors to take part in the AMA Safe Hours Audit.
The AMA has run the Safe Hours Audit regularly since 2001 to gather data on how many hours public hospital doctors are working over the course of a week and determine the fatigue risks of current working arrangements.
The most recent AMA Safe Hours Audit was in 2016. It found one in two doctors (53 per cent) were working rosters that put them at significant and higher risk of fatigue to the extent that it could impair performance and affect the health of the doctor and the safety of the patient.
This year’s Safe Hours Audit period is Monday 20 November to midnight Sunday 26 November. Participants will have until midnight on December 22 to fill in their hours for the audit period.
Visit safehours.ama.com.au to take part.
