Data Sources (Specialists)

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Data Sources (Specialists)

The data published on the Medi-Nav website is collated from a number of external and internal sources. The following table outlines the data sources and definitions.

Specialists
Name of publication Source of publication Link to source data Medi-Nav data points Data definition
National Health Workforce Dataset 2021 and 2023 Australian Department of Health Data Source Number of specialists – QLD Total number of registered specialists in QLD 2022
    Number of specialists – Australia Total number of registered specialists in Australia 2022
    % male/female Proportions of female and male specialists in QLD 2023
    Average age Average age of QLD specialists 2023
    Average weekly hours Average number of hours worked by QLD specialists in one week 2023
    % over 60 years of age Proportion of QLD specialists aged 60 or over 2023
    % intend to retire in 10 years Proportion of 2023 QLD specialists who indicated an intention to retire by 2033
    Location Proportions of QLD specialists practicing in major cities or regionally 2023
    % private and public Proportion of QLD specialists practising in private and public 2023
Medical Education and Training (MET) Report 2023 Australian Department of Health Data Source Number of new fellows – QLD Total number of Fellows admitted in 2023 – QLD
    Number of new fellows – Australia Total number of Fellows admitted in 2023 – Australia