scholarly journals Nursing in Australian general practice: directions and perspectives

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth J Halcomb ◽  
Patricia M Davidson ◽  
John P Daly ◽  
Rhonda Griffiths ◽  
Julie Yallop ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Nurse Role ◽  
Australian General Practice ◽  
Role Of Nursing

Primary health care services, such as general practices, are the first point of contact for many Australian health care consumers. Until recently, the role of nursing in Australian primary care was poorly defined and described in the literature. Changes in policy and funding have given rise to an expansion of the nursing role in primary care. This paper provides a review of the literature and seeks to identify the barriers and facilitators to implementation of the practice nurse role in Australia and identifies strategic directions for future research and policy development.

scholarly journals Analysis of Facilitators and Barriers to the Delivery of Routine Care during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 528
Author(s):  
Cristian Lieneck ◽  
Brooke Herzog ◽  
Raven Krips
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Facilitators And Barriers

The delivery of routine health care during the COVID-19 global pandemic continues to be challenged as public health guidelines and other local/regional/state and other policies are enforced to help prevent the spread of the virus. The objective of this systematic review is to identify the facilitators and barriers affecting the delivery of routine health care services during the pandemic to provide a framework for future research. In total, 32 articles were identified for common themes surrounding facilitators of routine care during COVID-19. Identified constructed in the literature include enhanced education initiatives for parents/patients regarding routine vaccinations, an importance of routine vaccinations as compared to the risk of COVID-19 infection, an enhanced use of telehealth resources (including diagnostic imagery) and identified patient throughput/PPE initiatives. Reviewers identified the following barriers to the delivery of routine care: conservation of medical providers and PPE for non-routine (acute) care delivery needs, specific routine care services incongruent the telehealth care delivery methods, and job-loss/food insecurity. Review results can assist healthcare organizations with process-related challenges related to current and/or future delivery of routine care and support future research initiatives as the global pandemic continues.

A Survey on Health Care Services Using Wireless Sensor Networks

2015 ◽  
pp. 132-151
Author(s):  
Sunilkumar S. Manvi ◽  
Manjula R. B.
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Care Services ◽  
The Individual

Although the present technology has aided in development of high-technology-based disease detection machines, potential medicines and devices, the well-being of the individual remains a challenge. Human beings are struggling to control diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, asthma, hypertension, insomnia, heart disease, and diabetes due to non-availability of patient's real-time data for comprehensive study and analysis. Smart health centre environments represent the evolutionary developmental step towards intelligent health care. The Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) with pervasive and ubiquitous computing may be a solution for this predicament. WSNs are a key technology for ambient assisted living. The concept of WSN is used to measure the various health parameters like blood pressure, blood clot, allergy, ECG, cholesterol, RBCs, etc. In this chapter, the authors highlight the importance of WSNs with respect to health care services and discuss some of its challenging applications for diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, asthma, and heart disease. They delineate the challenges that researchers face in this area that may lead to future research.

The Use of Australian Health Care Services by Overseas Visitors: Some Data-Related Problems for Policy Makers

1992 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Barraclough ◽  
Carol McBain
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Current Level ◽  
Australian Government ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Level Of Use

Very little is known about the usage of Australian health care services by overseas visitors. This is despite the fact that may visitors are entitled to treatment under Medicare due to the Federal government's policy of encouraging reciprocal health care agreements with a number of countries and the increased promotion of health care as an export commodity. It is therefore difficult to develop an overall picture of both the current level of use of Australian health care services by foreigners or to estimate projections of future demand. The absence of such data also means that it is not possible to be sure of the consequences of policies such as the easing of restrictions on medical visas and the promotion by the Australian government of a network of bilateral reciprocal health care agreements. In this article, federal government policy on the access of non-citizen visitors to Australian health care services is examined, various categories of visitors eligible for treatment under the Medicare scheme identified, and current methods of collecting data on visitors using Australian health services critically examined.

Videoconferencing and Dietitian Services: In Rural Ontario Communities

2012 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 176-180
Author(s):  
Diana Stenlund
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Access To Health

Registered dietitians (RDs) are regulated health professionals in short supply in Ontario and throughout Canada. Projected workforce studies indicate the situation will likely worsen. Accessing these nutrition specialists is an even greater concern for residents living in rural or remote regions of the province. Smaller communities are increasingly using telehealth as a way to deliver health care services and to improve access to health care professionals. The adoption of interactive videoconferencing as a telehealth application is examined as an alternative approach for accessing RDs in rural communities. While valid reasons exist for implementing videoconferencing, other issues must be considered. These include costs, technological requirements, organizational readiness, and legal and ethical concerns. Future research must fully address the concept of videoconferencing in relation to the Canadian dietetic workforce and practice requirements.

Meeting the Health Care Needs of Elderly Métis Women in Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Brigette Krieg ◽  
Diane Martz
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Care Services

There is limited data, including health data, specific to the Métis population in Canada. As a result, the health issues and concerns of Métis communities—in particular Métis women—have largely been ignored in health research and in program and policy development. To address this dearth of information, a community-based research committee made up of Métis women initiated the Buffalo Narrows Métis Women’s Health Research Project. The goals of the project were to investigate the health care needs of elderly women and their caregivers in a northern and remote Saskatchewan Métis community. The project looked at barriers to health care service access in terms of accessibility, affordability, availability, acceptability and accommodation. Results showed that elderly Métis women experienced multiple, interconnected barriers to accessing health care services, making it difficult to isolate one variable as being more important than another. However, the Métis women interviewed did identify a number of recommendations to help in meeting the complex service needs of elderly women in the community. If implemented, these recommendations would help to ease the pressure put on extended family members who act as informal caregivers to elderly residents as well as giving elderly patients more independence and improving elderly women’s access to primary health care services.

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