Organizational responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria, Australia: A qualitative study across four healthcare settings.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Organizational responses that support healthcare workers (HCWs) and mitigate health risks are necessary to offset the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to understand how HCWs and key personnel working in healthcare settings in Melbourne, Australia perceived their employing organizations' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method

In this qualitative study, conducted May-July 2021 as part of the longitudinal Coronavirus in Victorian Healthcare and Aged Care Workers (COVIC-HA) study, we purposively sampled and interviewed HCWs and key personnel from healthcare organizations across hospital, ambulance, aged care and primary care (general practice) settings. We also examined HCWs' free-text responses to a question about organizational resources and/or supports

SUBMITTER: McGuinness SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9557753 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature