"We Just Get Whispers Back": Perspectives of Primary and Hospital Health Care Providers on Between-Service Communication for Aboriginal People with Cancer in the Northern Territory.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Cancer is a leading cause of death for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with remoteness increasing the risk for poorer outcomes. Primary health care (PHC) clinics have an important role in cancer screening, diagnosis, and post-discharge cancer care, particularly in remote communities, so accurate, timely communication between hospitals, specialists and PHC clinics is vital. This paper analyses the perspectives of Northern Territory health care professionals on communication between PHC and hospital services related to providing care for Aboriginal people with cancer and recommends strategies for improving communication between services. Methods: A qualitative study was undertaken in which semi-structured interviews were conducted with fifty

SUBMITTER: Taylor EV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12523268 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature