Table 2 Items that respondents thought made endorsement difficult to complete (Endorsed and In-training participants) or acted as barriers to undertaking endorsement (Non-endorsed participants) in rank order
Factors that made it difficult to complete the requirements for endorsement, as reported by endorsed respondents and podiatrists in-training | Endorsed/in-training |
|---|---|
Prolonged approval / review process from the Board | 75.0% |
The time commitment involved impacted my private life | 62.5% |
Time away from work | 45.8% |
Rural or remote location offers logistical barriers to access training | 20.8% |
No tangible incentives to undertake training | 20.8% |
Limited access to supervisors / mentors | 20.8% |
Other (please specify) | 16.7% |
Limited support from supervisors / mentors | 12.5% |
Not applicable - no difficulties | 12.5% |
Multiple mentees shadowing one mentor | 4.2% |
Barriers to undertaking endorsement, as reported by non-endorsed respondents | Non-endorsed |
Limited access to supervisors/ mentors | 60.8% |
The cost of training is prohibitive - uni or time away from work | 53.3% |
Lack of structured clinical training | 45.8% |
Lack of PBS funding | 42.1% |
I do not have the time needed to undertake training | 40.2% |
It is harder in private practice/non-hospital-based positions than within the public hospital sector | 33.6% |
You can be a successful podiatrist without having endorsement | 32.7% |
No tangible incentives to undertake training | 31.8% |
Easy and convenient access to prescriptions from alternative sources | 29.0% |
Lack of understanding of the endorsement training process | 21.5% |
Lack of professional role identity - Our patients are not aware we can prescribe | 20.6% |
The profile of patients I treat do not require this service | 18.7% |
Rural or remote location offers logistical barriers to access training | 17.8% |
Other (please specify) | 16.8% |
I am concerned the other health professionals I work with would not approve | 10.3% |
Staff shortages in rural or remote areas | 9.4% |
I’m towards the end of my professional career | 7.5% |
I prefer to use more natural interventions rather than prescription medicines | 5.6% |
I have just started practicing and would like to get some experience before I undertake endorsement | 4.7% |
It is harder within the public hospital sector than in private practice/non-hospital-based positions | 4.7% |