A qualitative exploration of priorities for quality improvement amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care services.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Achieving quality improvement in primary care is a challenge worldwide, with substantial gaps between best practice and actual practice. Within the context of Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Primary Health Care (PHC) services have great variation across settings, structures and context. Research has highlighted how these contextual differences can critically influence the success of Quality Improvement (QI) interventions and outcomes. Less understood is the interaction between local context and other factors, which may impact the implementation of QI interventions. This paper aims to explore the strengths and challenges in QI for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PHC services and their priorities for improvement.

Methods

A multiple case study design wa

SUBMITTER: Carlisle K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8101223 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature