Ambulance services and optometrists reported moderate job growth in response to population growth. Employment is currently static in laboratory services because of restructuring, and also in hospital-based physiotherapy services because of reduced funding. Employment is reported as declining in community health services because of competitive wages offered by the private sector.
Staff work mainly full-time hours in other health services, and turnover rates are variable.
It is higher in jobs that involve stress, such as ambulance driving, or in jobs perceived as too low paid. However, this gender gap is changing. These trends are expected to continue over the next five years.