Working well: strategies to strengthen the workforce of the Indigenous primary healthcare sector.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The capacity of the Indigenous primary healthcare (PHC) sector to continue playing a crucial role in meeting the health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians is in large part reliant on the skills, motivation and experience of its workforce. While exhibiting many workforce strengths, the sector faces significant challenges in building and maintaining a strong and stable workforce. Drawing on data from one Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (ACCHS), this study reports what is working well and what could be improved to strengthen the Indigenous PHC sector workforce.

Methods

Using grounded theory methods, interviews with 17 ACCHS staff from a range of organisational positions were transcribed, coded and analysed. This paper focuses on

SUBMITTER: Jongen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6883573 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature