Implementing and enforcing a smoke‐free policy and by‐law on hospital grounds at Central Coast Local Health District

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Giles ◽  
Lyndon Bauer
Keyword(s):  
Health District ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Central Coast ◽  
Smoke Free Policy

Improving the identification of cancer patients’ caring relationships

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 585-590
Author(s):  
Sian White ◽  
Natalie Hart ◽  
Suzanne Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Health District ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Central Coast ◽  
Caring Relationships ◽  
Support Unit ◽  
Environmental Scan ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Cancer Services ◽  
Carer Support

The Carer Support Unit of the Central Coast Local Health District (New South Wales, Australia) is working with the District’s inpatient cancer services to improve the identification of caring relationships for cancer inpatients. The first stage of the project was to do a literature review and environmental scan to assess the extent of the issue. We found significant barriers to carer identification, including: carer self-identification issues; definitional issues around the label ‘carer’; system and process issues; and health workforce issues. This article outlines the findings of the literature review and environmental scan, supported by quotes from carers and health professionals. It incorporates recommendations for increasing the rate of carer identification for cancer inpatients at Central Coast Local Health District.

Contemporary Management of Coronary Stent Embolisation: Southwestern Sydney Local Health District Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. S297
Author(s):  
P. Pender ◽  
J. Leung ◽  
O. Gibbs ◽  
A. Hopkins ◽  
K. Kadapu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Stent ◽  
Health District ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Contemporary Management

Education of the medical profession to facilitate delivery of transgender health care in an Australian health district

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Maansi Arora ◽  
Kaete Walker ◽  
Judy Luu ◽  
Robbert J. Duvivier ◽  
Tinashe Dune ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
New England ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Health District ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Transgender Health

Transgender individuals who desire medical transition need to access care through their local healthcare system. This is the first study to explore the perceptions of the community and attitudes of healthcare providers towards the delivery of transgender health care in an Australian context. An anonymous survey was conducted of trans and gender-diverse community members; and physicians and trainees in the Hunter New England Local Health District of New South Wales, Australia. Community members were surveyed about their healthcare experiences. Medical students, GPs and hospital physicians were surveyed on their attitudes towards the delivery of transgender health care before and after a 1-h education session that included the lived experience of a community member. Community members expressed a need for increased education for healthcare providers in transgender medicine. Following the intervention, significantly more healthcare providers felt confident to facilitate transgender health care for adults, adolescents and children; and more healthcare providers agreed that medical and surgical treatment should be offered to transgender patients if desired. The positive safety profile of treatment was felt to be the most persuasive factor for the provision of care. Healthcare providers identified a need for health education in transgender medicine; easy access to evidence-based resources; and local referral pathways as key strategies to improving transgender health care.

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