One Small Change: My lasting memory of working in an Australian hospital is of its staff’s near palpable positivity towards each otherConstant negativity can affect staff and result in a hostile work environment which destroys a positive community spirit.You can email health@irishtimes.com with your suggestion or you can fill in the form belowStaff are overworked, resources are finite and the media hammer home the well-known inadequacies of our healthcare system.
In recent times, colleagues talk of a poorer working atmosphere due to burnout and a lack of camaraderie, and thoughts turn to greener pastures in enviable healthcare systems such as Australia’s. My lasting memory of hospital working life in Australia was a near palpable positivity amongst staff towards each other. While many of the HSE issues were not applicable, the cultivation of a “support one another” attitude was fostered by the staff. I believe this has fallen by the wayside in the Irish healthcare system.