Sources of satisfaction and dissatisfaction among specialists within the public and private health sectors
Toni Ashton, Paul Brown, Elizaveta Sopina, Linda Cameron, Timothy Tenbensel, John Windsor
This study explores the level and sources of satisfaction and dissatisfaction of medical and surgical specialists with working in the public and private sectors in New Zealand. Overall mean levels of satisfaction were higher in the private sector than the public sector while levels of dissatisfaction were lower. While the public system is valued for its opportunities for further education and professional development, key sources of dissatisfaction are workload pressures, mentally demanding work and managerial interference. In the private sector specialists value the opportunity to work independently and apply their own ideas in the workplace.
