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View article: National Roads 2040 and Active Mode Connectivity
National Roads 2040 and Active Mode Connectivity Open
This research paper seeks to achieve three objectives: (1) assess the high-level impact of severance for Active Travel (AT) users in Ireland through a policy and literature review; (2) analyse a severance case study along the M50 in Dublin…
View article: Optimising remote health workforce retention: protocol for a program of research
Optimising remote health workforce retention: protocol for a program of research Open
This innovative research program has the potential to develop a comprehensive evidence base required to optimise health workforce retention in remote health services. This new evidence will strengthen understanding of what 'bundles' of ret…
View article: Patterns of health workforce turnover and retention in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in remote communities of the Northern Territory and Western Australia, 2017–2019
Patterns of health workforce turnover and retention in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in remote communities of the Northern Territory and Western Australia, 2017–2019 Open
Background Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) in Australia aim to optimise access to comprehensive and culturally safe primary health care (PHC) for Aboriginal populations. Central to quality service provision is the …
View article: Patterns of health workforce turnover and retention in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in remote communities of the Northern Territory and Western Australia, 2017-2019
Patterns of health workforce turnover and retention in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in remote communities of the Northern Territory and Western Australia, 2017-2019 Open
Background Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) in Australia aim to optimise access to comprehensive and culturally safe primary health care (PHC) for Aboriginal populations. Central to quality service provision is the …
View article: Patterns of health workforce turnover and retention in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in remote communities of the Northern Territory and Western Australia, 2017-2019
Patterns of health workforce turnover and retention in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in remote communities of the Northern Territory and Western Australia, 2017-2019 Open
Background Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) in Australia aim to optimise access to comprehensive and culturally safe primary health care (PHC) for Aboriginal populations. Central to quality service provision is the …
View article: Attitudes to Short-Term Staffing and Workforce Priorities of Community Users of Remote Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Services: A Qualitative Study
Attitudes to Short-Term Staffing and Workforce Priorities of Community Users of Remote Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Services: A Qualitative Study Open
In recent years, there has been an increasing trend of short-term staffing in remote health services, including Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs). This paper explores the perceptions of clinic users’ experiences at t…
View article: Telehealth in remote Australia: a supplementary tool or an alternative model of care replacing face-to-face consultations?
Telehealth in remote Australia: a supplementary tool or an alternative model of care replacing face-to-face consultations? Open
Background The COVID-19 pandemic increased the use of telehealth consultations by telephone and video around the world. While telehealth can improve access to primary health care, there are significant gaps in our understanding about how, …
View article: An immune dysfunction score for stratification of patients with acute infection based on whole-blood gene expression
An immune dysfunction score for stratification of patients with acute infection based on whole-blood gene expression Open
Dysregulated host responses to infection can lead to organ dysfunction and sepsis, causing millions of global deaths each year. To alleviate this burden, improved prognostication and biomarkers of response are urgently needed. We investiga…
View article: What progress can the <i>Australian Journal of Rural Health</i> celebrate on its thirtieth anniversary?
What progress can the <i>Australian Journal of Rural Health</i> celebrate on its thirtieth anniversary? Open
Thirty years ago the first edition of the Australian Journal of Rural Health (AJRH) was published. Following reviews published in 2002 and 2012, it is again time to review what progress has been made in bringing about improved health outco…
View article: Examining area-level variation in service organisation and delivery across the breadth of primary healthcare. Usefulness of measures constructed from routine data
Examining area-level variation in service organisation and delivery across the breadth of primary healthcare. Usefulness of measures constructed from routine data Open
Background Australia has a universal healthcare system, yet organisation and delivery of primary healthcare (PHC) services varies across local areas. Understanding the nature and extent of this variation is essential to improve quality of …
View article: Effects of turnover and stability of health staff on quality of care in remote communities of the Northern Territory, Australia: a retrospective cohort study
Effects of turnover and stability of health staff on quality of care in remote communities of the Northern Territory, Australia: a retrospective cohort study Open
Objectives To evaluate the relationship between markers of staff employment stability and use of short-term healthcare workers with markers of quality of care. A secondary objective was to identify clinic-specific factors which may counter…
View article: Interventions for health workforce retention in rural and remote areas: a systematic review
Interventions for health workforce retention in rural and remote areas: a systematic review Open
Background Attracting and retaining sufficient health workers to provide adequate services for residents of rural and remote areas has global significance. High income countries (HICs) face challenges in staffing rural areas, which are oft…
View article: Understanding and responding to the cost and health impact of short-term health staffing in remote and rural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled health services: a mixed methods study protocol
Understanding and responding to the cost and health impact of short-term health staffing in remote and rural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled health services: a mixed methods study protocol Open
Introduction Access to high-quality primary healthcare is limited for remote residents in Australia. Increasingly, remote health services are reliant on short-term or ‘fly-in, fly-out/drive-in, drive-out’ health workforce to deliver primar…
View article: Intra-urban migration and urban residential structure in Melbourne
Intra-urban migration and urban residential structure in Melbourne Open
The author retains copyright of this thesis. It must only be used for personal non-commercial research, education and study. It must not be used for any other purposes and may not be transmitted or shared with others without prior permissi…
View article: Improving healthcare design with BIM-based tools
Improving healthcare design with BIM-based tools Open
It is well known that the quality of healthcare facilities can contribute to health and wellbeing. Healthcare design is complex due to the large amount of information involved, with sometimes conflicting requirements which evolve over time…
View article: Costs and effects of higher turnover of nurses and Aboriginal health practitioners and higher use of short-term nurses in remote Australian primary care services: an observational cohort study
Costs and effects of higher turnover of nurses and Aboriginal health practitioners and higher use of short-term nurses in remote Australian primary care services: an observational cohort study Open
Objectives To compare the costs and effects of higher turnover of resident nurses and Aboriginal health practitioners and higher use of agency-employed nurses in remote primary care (PC) services and quantify associations between staffing …
View article: Cost impact of high staff turnover on primary care in remote Australia
Cost impact of high staff turnover on primary care in remote Australia Open
Objectives The aim of this study was to estimate the costs of providing primary care and quantify the cost impact of high staff turnover in Northern Territory (NT) remote communities. Methods This cost impact assessment used administrative…
View article: What principles should guide visiting primary health care services in rural and remote communities? Lessons from a systematic review
What principles should guide visiting primary health care services in rural and remote communities? Lessons from a systematic review Open
Visiting health services are a feature of health care delivery in rural and remote contexts. These services are often described as ‘fly‐in fly‐out’ or ‘drive‐in drive‐out’. Posing the question ‘What are the different types of visiting mode…
View article: Access and equity in the provision of primary health care services in rural and remote Australia
Access and equity in the provision of primary health care services in rural and remote Australia Open
APHCRI Conversations was a regular program of presentations held at the Department of Health to facilitate exchange between APHCRI Network researchers and Department policymakers. Topics are developed jointly with the Department of Health …
View article: What do evaluations tell us about implementing new models in rural and remote primary health care? Findings from a narrative analysis of seven service evaluations conducted by an Australian Centre of Research Excellence
What do evaluations tell us about implementing new models in rural and remote primary health care? Findings from a narrative analysis of seven service evaluations conducted by an Australian Centre of Research Excellence Open
The review highlighted that shared decision-making, negotiation and consultation with communities is important and should be used to promote feasible strategies that improve access to community-based PHC services. There is a growing need f…
View article: Measuring the attractiveness of rural communities in accounting for differences of rural primary care workforce supply
Measuring the attractiveness of rural communities in accounting for differences of rural primary care workforce supply Open
These data support the idea that the rural medical workforce is maldistributed with a skew towards locating in more affluent and educated areas, and against locating in smaller, poorer and more isolated rural towns, which struggle to attra…
View article: What does it cost to provide equity of access to high quality, comprehensive primary health care in rural Australia? A pilot study
What does it cost to provide equity of access to high quality, comprehensive primary health care in rural Australia? A pilot study Open
Introduction: Equity of access to primary health care (PHC) services is a fundamental goal of rural health policies and planning. Unfortunately, many rural and remote communities are characterised by significant inequities in PHC service a…