SSR Members' Survey

SURVEY OF SSR MEMBERS

Many thanks to members who completed this survey recently.

It has provided the Committee with a lot of useful information and some new ideas.

Most of you have indicated that you would like local meetings and we are keen to hear of your ideas for these. Do you have any suggestions about where they should be, what format they should take, (should they be small workshops), what subjects should be covered? 

Would anyone like to help organise one? - that would be great!

If you have any ideas or suggestions Please contact Karen by phone 0141 620 0068 or e-mail  karengirvanssr@aol.com

Here is a summary of the survey findings.

SURVEY RESULTS

Number of responses - 42. 

How long have you been a member of SSR?

<1 year.                              17%

1-2 years                            22%

2-3 years                            10%

>3 years                              51%

How many SSR Meetings have you attended in the last 2 years?

None                                      27%

One                                         30%

Two                                           9%

Two+                                      34%

How did you first hear about SSR?

From a colleague                  55%

Through your Department    28%

Other                                     17% [7 members]

[ Attending SSR event as speaker 1, Advertising for conference 2, Founder Member 2, Leaflet at RCN Rehab Conference November 2001 1 , Physio magazine 1]

What is the main reason for attending a conference?

Help you to stay up to date in your field                                       37 replies.

Enable you to network        26  replies.

No reply                                              1

Other                                      5 replies.

[CPD, Having a say, Wider Professional Interest, Duties as Treasurer, General Interest in Rehab, improve services in Rehabilitation.]

What are the main benefits of being an SSR Member?

Networking                             15 replies.

Keep up to date in Rehab    10 replies.

No reply                                    5

Educational                              6 replies.

Don't know yet- just joined     2 replies.

CPD needs                             2 replies.

Multi-professional forum        2 replies

Others [1 reply per topic.]

Supporting SSR , Received Grant for education/research, Conferences cover relevant subjects, Courses available at local level [Scotland], knowing what is going on in Scotland in wider Rehab field, Information and conference /training opportunities in Scotland, support development of Rehab.}

What would make the SSR a more useful Society for you?                                           

[1 reply per topic]

Nothing more- it is excellent as it is; newsletter; publications; regular information on what Society is doing and relevant updates on subjects; bigger membership; more clinical relevance; Guidelines and Standards set by SSR; more information on rehab services, developments, research; more meetings; workshops on certain therapies; more in-depth neuro-specific, courses tend to be over-view; list of web-sites which could keep us up to date on the scientific research; local meetings, greater knowledge of the SSR and its work/function, more contact with other members perhaps, more info on head injured people, more information on updated methods of rehab, more focus.

If smaller local meetings were arranged, would you attend?

Yes                             82%

No                                6%

Other                         12% [ 5 members]

[yes if relevant;  may be [2] ; depends on subject; no reply]

How often would you like such meetings?

Once a year               24%

Twice a year              53%

Three times a year     5%

No reply                     16%

Other                          2% [Not really an issue the important thing is focus and quality.]

Would you wish to attend social events afterwards?

Yes                              23%

No                                48%

Maybe                            9%

No Reply                      20%

Do you plan to continue your SSR Membership?

Yes                               98%

No                                   0%

Not sure                          2%

Reason:-

Stay up to date              3 replies

Networking                     3 replies.

To support Society and access information on courses.                    2 replies.

Valuable inter-professional forum  2 replies

1 reply for each of:-Good value for money, Excellent value for money, Best regular training opportunity, CPD, Scotland needs National interdisciplinary rehab network, An effective body of people who help promote good practice, Don't know enough about SSR to decide not to be a member, Stay up to date on courses available, Important for SSR to exist, Conferences worth attending.

Do you think that the SSR should lobby on behalf of Rehabilitation services?

Yes                                                 94%

No                                                     2%

Yes in conjunction with others        2%

Possibly                                           2%

Most of you have indicated that you would like local meetings and we are keen to hear of your ideas for these.