The Cost and Health Impact of Short-Term Health Staffing in Remote and Rural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities: Does Community Control Make a Difference?

Primary health care utilisation and delivery in remote Australian clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic

S Mathew, MS Fitts, Z Liddle, L Bourke, N Campbell, L Murakami-Gold, DJ Russell, JS Humphreys, B Rossingh, Y Zhao, MP Jones, J Boffa, M Ramjan, A Tangey, R Schultz, E Mulholland, J Wakerman

2024-12-01

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic period (2020 to 2022) challenged and overstretched the capacity of primary health care service..

Who is suited to work in remote First Nations health? Perspectives of staff in remote Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Services in northern Australia

L Bourke, N Merchant, S Mathew, M Fitts, Z Liddle, D Russell, L Murakami-Gold, N Campbell, B Rossingh, J Wakerman

2024-10-01

Objective: There is a shortage of nurses, Aboriginal Health Practitioners, GPs and other staff in remote Australian health clinics..

Attitudes to Short-Term Staffing and Workforce Priorities of Community Users of Remote Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Services: A Qualitative Study

Z Liddle, MS Fitts, L Bourke, L Murakami-Gold, N Campbell, DJ Russell, S Mathew, J Bonson, E Mulholland, JS Humphreys, Y Zhao, J Boffa, M Ramjan, A Tangey, R Schultz, J Wakerman

2024-04-01

In recent years, there has been an increasing trend of short-term staffing in remote health services, including Aboriginal Communi..

Telehealth in remote Australia: a supplementary tool or an alternative model of care replacing face-to-face consultations?

S Mathew, MS Fitts, Z Liddle, L Bourke, N Campbell, L Murakami-Gold, DJ Russell, JS Humphreys, E Mullholand, Y Zhao, MP Jones, J Boffa, M Ramjan, A Tangey, R Schultz, J Wakerman

2023-12-01

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic increased the use of telehealth consultations by telephone and video around the world. While tel..

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

MS Fitts, J Humphreys, T Dunbar, L Bourke, E Mulholland, S Guthridge, Y Zhao, MP Jones, J Boffa, M Ramjan, L Murakami-Gold, A Tangey, C Comerford, R Schultz, N Campbell, S Mathew, Z Liddle, D Russell, J Wakerman

2021-08-18

Introduction Access to high-quality primary healthcare is limited for remote residents in Australia. Increasingly, remote health s..