ArticlePloS one2020
"We're very much part of the team here": A culture of respect for Indigenous health workforce transforms Indigenous health care.
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- How Australian Rural Health Academic Centres Contribute to Developing the Health Workforce to Improve Indigenous Health: A Focused Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Barriers and supports for Indigenous youth and young adults with childhood- onset chronic health conditions transitioning from pediatric to adult healthcare: a qualitative study.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- 'How Your Spirit Is Travelling'-Understanding First Nations Peoples' Experiences of Living Well with and after Cancer.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Putting Indigenous Cultures and Indigenous Knowledges Front and Centre to Clinical Practice: Katherine Hospital Case Example.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- "The most culturally safe training I've ever had": the co-design of a culturally safe Managing hepatitis B training course with and for the Aboriginal health workforce of the Northern Territory of Australia.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Better cardiac care - the patient experience - a qualitative study.International journal for equity in health · 2023Article
- Indigenous Australians' Experiences of Cancer Care: A Narrative Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Being away from home for cancer treatment: a qualitative study of patient experience and supportive care needs during radiation therapy.Journal of medical radiation sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundImproving health outcomes for Indigenous people by strengthening the cultural safety of care is a vital challenge for the health sector, both in Australia and internationally. Although Indigenous people have long requested to have Indigenous practitioners involved in their health care, many health services report difficulties with recruiting and retaining Indigenous staff. This article describes Indigenous workforce policies and strategies from two Australian health services, as well as cancer-service specific strategies.
methodsServices were identified as part of a national study designed to identify and assess innovative services for Indigenous cancer patients and their families. In-depth interviews were conducted in a small number of identified services. The interviews from two services, which stood out as particularly high performing, were analysed through the lens of Indigenous health workforce.
resultsTwenty-four hospital staff (Indigenous and non-Indigenous), five Indigenous people with cancer and three family members shared their views and experiences. Eight themes were identified from the way that the two services supported their Indigenous workforce: strong executive leadership, a proactive employment strategy, the Indigenous Health Unit, the Indigenous Liaison Officer, multidisciplinary team inclusion, professional development, work environment and a culture of respect. Participants reported two positive outcomes resulting from the active implementation of the eight workforce themes: 'Improved Indigenous patient outcomes' and 'Improved staff outcomes'.
conclusionsThese two cancer services and their affiliated hospitals show how positive patient outcomes and a strong Indigenous health workforce can be achieved when a health service has strong leadership, commits to an inclusive and enabling culture, facilitates two-way learning and develops specific support structures appropriate for Indigenous staff. It is hoped that the strategies captured in this study will be used by health services and cancer services to inform their own policies and programs to support building their Indigenous workforce.
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