NSW emergency medicine specialist clinical and non-clinical workforce characteristics in 2019
672 Headcount
571Headcount
37.1%Female
39.3Work hours per week
45.8Years average age
6.5%Aged 60+
60New Fellows in 2018
472Headcount
50%Female
5 yearsLength of training
10.8%Trainee growth2015 - 2019
29%NSW Australian trainees
Workforce modelling indicates the need for some growth in the NSW specialist emergency medicine workforce by around 0 to 1 new fellows per annum entering the workforce to meet community need in 2035 across both high and low demand scenarios.
To meet the 2035 specialist workforce requirements through training, there is an ongoing need to increase the number of NSW advanced trainees under the low scenario by 0, to 472 total advanced trainees commencing per year and high scenario by 1, to 473 total advanced trainees commencing per year.
Demand is expected to grow 2.1% (low demand scenario) to 2.9% (high demand scenario.
In 2035 the average fellow will be 49 years old (if new entries enter the workforce).
331Headcount
39.1Work hours per week
46.2Years average age
6.7%Aged 60+
240Headcount
39.6Work hours per week
45.4Years average age
6.3%Aged 60+
0 1-20 21-40 41-60 61-100
Data source: The National Health Workforce Dataset – Australian Government Department of Health; The Medical Education and Training in Australia Report (MET).
