Table of contents - Special Issue: Selected research from the 10th Health Services Research Association “Shifting Priorities: balancing acute and primary care services”
Guest Editors: Suzanne Robinson
Utilisation patterns of privately funded mental health services in Australia
Joanna Khoo, Helen Hasan, Kathy EagarThe purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to present patient-level utilisation patterns of hospital-based mental health services funded by private health insurers; and second…
Creating sustainable health care systems: Agreeing social (societal) priorities through public participation
Peter Littlejohns, Katharina Kieslich, Albert Weale, Emma Tumilty, Georgina Richardson, Tim Stokes, Robin Gauld, Paul ScuffhamIn order to create sustainable health systems, many countries are introducing ways to prioritise health services underpinned by a process of health technology assessment. While…
Hypertension and diabetes management: a policy perspective from Ghana
Mark Fordjour Owusu, Arindam Basu, Pauline BarnettThe purpose of this paper is to assess policy and management of hypertension and diabetes in Ghana.
Do nurse navigators bring about fewer patient hospitalisations?
Louisa G. Gordon, Amy J. Spooner, Natasha Booth, Tai-Rae Downer, Adrienne Hudson, Patsy Yates, Alanna Geary, Christopher O’Donnell, Raymond ChanNurse navigators (NNs) coordinate patient care, improve care quality and potentially reduce healthcare resource use. The purpose of this paper is to undertake an evaluation of…
Successfully developing advanced practitioner roles: policy and practice mechanisms
Tara Officer, Jackie Cumming, Karen McBride-HenryThe purpose of this paper is to lay out how advanced practitioner development occurs in New Zealand primary health care settings. The paper specifically focuses on mechanisms…
Clinicians as novice facilitators: a SIMPLE case study
Adrienne M. Young, Heather H. Keller, Rhiannon Barnes, Jack J. BellThe purpose of this paper is to advance understanding about the facilitation process used in complex implementation projects, by describing the function of novice clinician…
A Queensland research support network in emergency healthcare: Collaborating to build the research capacity of more clinicians in more locations
Amy Sweeny, Lisa van den Berg, Julia Hocking, Julia Renaud, Sharleen Young, Richard Henshaw, Kelly Foster, Tegwen HowellThe purpose of this paper is to describe the structure and impact of a Queensland Research Support Network (RSN) in emergency medicine (EM).
Providing high-quality fundamental care for patients with acute abdominal pain: A qualitative study of patients’ experiences in acute care
Rebecca Feo, Frank Donnelly, Åsa Muntlin Athlin, Eva JanglandGlobally, acute abdominal pain (AAP) is one of the most common reasons for emergency admissions, yet little is known about how this patient group experiences the delivery of…
