Lighthouse Hospital Project Resources

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Workforce

A partnership model in the development and implementation of a collaborative, cardiovascular education program
Bairnsdale Regional Health Service Aboriginal Employment Plan 2016-2019
Bairnsdale Regional Health Service Aboriginal Employment Plan: At A Glance
Evaluation of Traineeships for Aboriginal Workforce Development in Victoria
Exploring the impact of an Aboriginal Health Worker on hospitalised Aboriginal experiences: lessons from cardiology
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce Strategic Framework (2016-2023)
NSW Health Allied Health Careers for Aboriginal People
NSW Health: Good Health Great Jobs, Aboriginal Workforce Strategic Framework 2016-2020
The experiences of Aboriginal Health Workers and Non-Aboriginal health professionals working collaboratively

Accreditation Standards

New standards aim to transform care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients
NSQHS: 01 Setting Safety and Quality Goals
NSQHS: 02 Cultural Competence in Caring
NSQHS: 03 Identifying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers
NSQHS: 04 Creating safe and welcoming evironments
NSQHS: 05 Effective and safe communication
NSQHS: 06 Comprehensive care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers
NSQHS Draft Standards
NSQHS: Overview: Guide to better care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
New NSQHS Standards (2nd Edition)

Art

Artists in the Black - Useful Information for Commissioning/Using Artwork
"Painting Depicts Healing Journeys" - Article in the Central Western Daily Paper

Clinical Resources

‘I don’t know why they don’t come’: barriers to participation in cardiac rehabilitation
New St Vincent's Hospital Sydney heart health website for Aboriginal Peoples
The run chart: a simple analytical tool for learning from variation in healthcare processes
Validation and recalibration of the Framingham cardiovascular disease risk models in an Australian Indigenous cohort

Close the Gap

Closing the Gap - Prime Minister's Report 2018
Close the Gap targets - 2017 analysis of progress and key drivers of change
Ken Wyatt and Patrick Dodson on Close the Gap
The Health Advocate - Close the Gap edition
Heart Foundation Media Release Regarding Close The Gap
Queensland Health Close The Gap Performance Report 2017

Communication

Communication gap puts Indigenous health at risk
NAIDOC Week 2017 theme reveals language matters for health
Revitalising Aboriginal languages (news article)
NSQHS: 05 Effective and safe communication
'Yarn with me': Applying clinical yarning to improve clinician-patient communication in Aboriginal Healthcare

Community Engagement

IAP2's Public Participation Spectrum - levels of community engagement
NSQHS: Overview: Guide to better care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

Cultural Determinants

How is health linked to Aboriginal culture?

Cultural Safety

An evidence-based approach to reducing discharge against medical advice amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients
Disparities in experiences and outcomes of hospital care between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal patients in New South Wales
Evaluation of improving cultural responsiveness of Victorian hospitals
How is health linked to Aboriginal culture?
NMBA and CATSINaM joint statement on culturally safe care
NSQHS: 02 Cultural Competence in Caring
The power of talk and the power in talk: A systematic review of Indigenous narratives of culturally safe healthcare

Cultural Training

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health curriculum framework
A letter from Aboriginal Insights founder, Jolleen Hicks
An evidence-based approach to reducing discharge against medical advice amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients
Cultural development workshop flyer
Cultural development workshop information sheet
Evaluation of improving cultural responsiveness of Victorian hospitals
Respecting the difference - an Aboriginal cultural training framework for NSW Health

Discharge Against Medical Advice

An evidence-based approach to reducing discharge against medical advice amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients

Government Reports

Closing the Gap - Prime Minister's Report 2018
Western NSW Local Health District Strategic Plan 2016-2020
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Roundtable

Heart Failure

Pattern and outcome of heart failure-related hospitalisation over 5 years in a remote Australian population

Heart Maps

New Australian heart maps released

Measurement

The run chart: a simple analytical tool for learning from variation in healthcare processes

Media

Aboriginal chronic conditions network newsletter - LHP article
Aboriginal health tv network to broadcast in waiting rooms

Quality Improvement

QI Workshop pre-reading 1: a primer on leading the improvement of systems
Dr Simon Quilty Presentation from National Forum

Stories

Tamworth patient video stories: Margaret
Tamworth patient video stories: Len
Tamworth patient video stories: Elaine
Tamworth patient video stories: Brian
Tiger's Story - Mapping the Patient Journey
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