Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound and
prolonged impact on healthcare services and healthcare workers. Aims The Australian …

Objectives (1) To determine the distribution of formal patient complaints across Australia's
medical workforce and (2) to identify characteristics of doctors at high risk of incurring …

Background The distribution of malpractice claims among physicians is not well understood.
If claim-prone physicians account for a substantial share of all claims, the ability to reliably …

Objective To elicit medical leaders' views on reasons and remedies for the under-
representation of women in medical leadership roles. Design Qualitative study using …

Objectives: To report age‐standardised rates and methods of suicide by health
professionals, and to compare these with suicide rates for other occupations. Study design …

Objectives: To estimate the proportion and characteristics of patients injured by medical care
in New Zealand public hospitals who complain to an independent health ombudsman, the …

Background: Unlike Canada's medical malpractice system, patients in New Zealand who are
dissatisfied with the quality of their care may choose between 2 well-established …

The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified existing workplace stresses and created new
challenges for people working on the healthcare frontline, including rapid workplace …

In 1974 New Zealand jettisoned a tort-based system for compensating medical injuries in
favor of a government-funded compensation system. Although the system retained some …

Abstract Objectives The Australian COVID-19 Frontline Healthcare Workers Study
investigated coping strategies and help-seeking behaviours, and their relationship to mental …