Hospitalisation
- Summary of hospitalisation among Indigenous Australians
- Key facts
- Policies and strategies
- Guidelines
- Programs and projects
- Health promotion resources
- Lessons learned
- Published resources
- Other information
- Related HealthInfoNet pages
Summary of hospitalisation among Indigenous Australians
Our Overview of Australian Indigenous health draws largely on published information, some of which has been re-analysed o provide clearer comparisons between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. It is updated as new information becomes available and includes a summary of hospitalisation among Indigenous Australians. After viewing the overview return to this webpage by using the back button.View overview section: Hospitalisation
Key facts
What do we know about the hospitalisation of Indigenous people?
- How good is the identification of Indigenous people in hospital separation data?
- How do hospitalisation rates of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people compare?
- What are the main causes of hospitalisation for Indigenous people?
Policies and strategies
2005
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005)
Expenditures on health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples, 2001-02.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (HTML)
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report: AUstralian Institute of Health and Welfare (PDF - 628KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005)
Improving the quality of Indigenous identification in hospital
separations data.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (HTML)
View
report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (PDF - 642KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005)
Mental health services in Australia 2002-03.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (HTML)
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report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (PDF - 1.98MB - large file warning!)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Department of Health and Community Services (2005)
Northern Territory rehabilitation strategy 2005-2009 [draft].
Darwin: Department of Health and Community Services
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report: Department of Health and Community Services (PDF - 269KB)
Koori Human Services Unit (2005)
Koori health counts: information from the reports of Koori hospital
liaison officers for 2003/04.
Melbourne: Department of Human Services
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report: Department of Human Services (PDF - 441KB)
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
(2005)
Report on Government services 2005.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
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report: Productivity Commission (PDF - 796KB)
2004
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2004)
National summary of the 2001 and 2002 jurisdictional reports
against the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance
indicators. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (HTML)
View
report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (PDF - 962KB)
Department of Health and Ageing (2004)
Palliative care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing
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report: Department of Health and Ageing (HTML)
View
report: Department of Health and Ageing (PDF - 582KB)
Guidelines
2004
Australian Institute for Primary Care (2004)
Developing a new approach to Koori hospital liaison services:
final report.
Melbourne: Australian Institute for Primary Care, Faculty of Health
Sciences, La Trobe University
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report: Australian Institute for Primary Care (PDF - 178KB)
Programs and projects
2005
Bolch D, Johnston JB, Giles LC, Whitehead C, Phillips P, et al.
(2005)
Hospital to home: an integrated approach to discharge planning in
a rural South Australian town.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;13(2):91-96
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article: Australian Journal of Rural Health (HTML)
Coulehan K, Brown I, Christie M, Gorham G, Lowell A, et al. (2005)
Sharing the true stories: evaluating strategies to improve communication
between health staff and Aboriginal patients: final project report.
Darwin: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
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report: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (PDF - 377KB)
View website: Sharing the True Stories: Improving Communication Between Health Staff and Aboriginal Patients
Health promotion resources
Royal Darwin Hospital (2002)
'Operation story' - a new educational video to help Indigenous
patients through surgery
Darwin: Royal Darwin Hospital
The following excerpt is reproduced from a Northern Territory government media release (24 May 2002) with kind permission of Kerry Sharp, Royal Darwin Hospital PR/Media Officer.
Health and Community Services Minister Jane Aagaard has officially launched Royal Darwin Hospital's latest initiative to break down cultural and communication barriers between staff and indigenous patients - an educational video titled Operation story.
Operation story tells Aboriginal people what to expect when they are admitted to hospital for an operation. It has been produced in three Aboriginal languages so far - Djambarrpuyngu, Burarra and Aboriginal English, with English subtitles. Several other language versions are planned.
Mrs Aagaard said Operation story would become a crucial and highly valued educational tool for easing the anxiety of Aboriginal patients as they prepared for anaesthesia, surgery and other hospital procedures. "Uncertainty about what happens in hospitals often creates very real fears for people," she said. "The video aims to reduce that fear and uncertainty by taking people waiting for surgery through the whole process, from pre-admission to surgery and recovery. 'It emphasises points relating to consent and rights and the importance of fasting, stopping smoking and taking medications before a scheduled surgical procedure.'
Mrs Aagaard said the video was a direct response to evidence from Royal Darwin Hospital research showing that: doctors were 10 times more likely to believe that Aboriginal people did not have the same levels of understanding as non-Aboriginal people about what anaesthetics did to them; and doctors were eight times more likely to change their anaesthesia plan for Aboriginal people because of communication difficulties.
'National research has also shown that Aboriginal people have fewer hospital procedures despite having higher levels of conditions co-existing with whatever it was that brought them in for surgery,' Mrs Aagaard said. 'While the reasons for this are not entirely clear, it is likely that a lack of understanding about elective surgery is a contributing factor.'
Operation story was produced by Dr David Pieris, a former RDH Anaesthetics Registrar who now works as a GP at Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island) in Arnhem Land. The video is the product of close cooperation between the Department of Anaesthesia and the Aboriginal Liaison Service at RDH and the Territory's Aboriginal Interpreter Service. The project team consulted widely with staff and Aboriginal groups to make sure that the video communicated the right information in ways that were culturally appropriate. Production was funded by a grant from the Quality Improvement and Enhancement Project of the Department of Health and Community Services and the video was directed, filmed and edited by Formation Studios.
Mrs Aagaard officially launched Operation story at the Royal Darwin Hospital on the 24 May 2002.
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interview
Lessons learned
Case studies
2005
Bauert PA (2005)
The Royal Darwin Hospital as a centre of excellence for clinical
training in Aboriginal health: still a dream.
Medical Journal of Australia;182(10):528-529
View
article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia
Goold SS, Liddle K, eds. (2005)
In our own right: black Australian nurses' stories.
Sydney: Content Management
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information
View
abstract: HealthBulletin
2004
VicHealth Koori Health Research and Community Development Unit
(2004)
Summary of findings from hospital case studies and recommendations
for accreditation.
Melbourne: VicHealth Koori Health Research and Community Development
Unit
View
report (PDF - 928KB)
Evaluations
2005
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005)
Report on the evaluation of the National Minimum Data Set for
Admitted Patient Mental Health Care.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (PDF - 582KB)
Coulehan K, Brown I, Christie M, Gorham G, Lowell A, et al. (2005)
Sharing the true stories: evaluating strategies to improve communication
between health staff and Abriginal patients: final project report.
Darwin: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
View
report: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (PDF - 377KB)
2004
Russell B, White A, Newbury J, Hattch C, Thurley J, et al. (2004)
Evaluation of hospitalisation for Indigenous children with malnutrition
living in Central Australia.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;12(5):187-195
View
article: Australian Journal of Rural Health (HTML)
Published resources
Journal articles
2007
Comino EJ, Titmuss A, Harris E, Craig P, Jackson Pulver L (2007)
Identification of Aboriginal infants at an urban hospital.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health ;43(9):623-626
View abstract: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
View website: Blackwell Synergy (Blackwell Publishing)
Jamieson LM, Roberts-Thomson KF (2007)
Hospitalized head injuries among older people in Australia, 1998/1999 to 2004/2005.
Injury Prevention;13:243-247
View abstract: PubMed
View website: National Center for Biotechnology Information
2006
Chang AB, Torzillo PJ, Boyce NC, White AV, Stewart PM, et al. (2006)
Zinc and vitamin A supplementation in Indigenous Australian children hospitalised with lower respiratory tract infection: a randomised controlled trial.
Medical Journal of Australia;184(3):107-112
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 390KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia
Clapham KF, Stevenson MR, Lo SK (2006)
Injury profiles of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in New South Wales.
Medical Journal of Australia;184(5):217-220
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 234KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia
Coory M, Johnston T (2006)
Trends in the annual prevalence of hospitalisation for remote Indigenous communities in Queensland, 1997/98 to 2004/05
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;30(5):440-443
View abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (HTML)
View website: Public Health Association of Australia
Elliott JH, Anstey NM, Jacups SP, Fisher DA, Currie BJ (2005)
Community-acquired pneumonia in northern Australia: low mortality in a tropical region using locally-developed treatment guidelines.
International Journal of Infectious Diseases; 9:15-20
Ming Ho K, Finn J, Dobb GJ, Webb SAR (2006)
The outcome of critically ill Indigenous patients.
Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):496-499
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 282KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia
Peiris D, Wirtanen C, Hall J (2006)
Aeromedical evacuations from and east Arnhem Land community 2003-2005: the impact on a primary health care centre.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;14(6):270-274
View abstract: Australian Journal of Rural Health
View website: Blackwell Synergy (Blackwell Publishing)
Pepper EM, Cadilhac DA, Pearce DC, Burrow J, Weeramanthri TS (2006)
Stroke among Indigenous Australians at Royal Darwin Hospital, 2001–02 [letter].
Medical Journal of Australia;184(4):195
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 342KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia
Thomas DP, Anderson IPS (2006)
Use of emergency departments by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Emergency Medicine Australasia;18:68-76
View abstract: HealthBulletin
2005
Bauert PA (2005)
The Royal Darwin Hospital as a centre of excellence for clinical training in Aboriginal health: still a dream.
Medical Journal of Austalia;182(10):528-529
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 162KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia
Bolch D, Johnston JB, Giles LC, Whitehead C, Phillips P, et al.
(2005)
Hospital to home: an integrated approach to discharge planning in
a rural South Australian town.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;13(2):91-96
View
article: Australian Journal of Rural Health (HTML)
Bolisetty S, Wheaton G, Chang AB (2005)
Respiratory syncytial virus infection and immunoprophylaxis for selected high-risk children in Central Australia.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;13(5):265-270
View abstract: HealthBulletin
Calver J, Wiltshire A, D'Arcy C, Holman J, Hunter E, et al. (2005)
Does health assessment improve health outcomes in Indigenous people?: an RCT with 13 years of follow-up.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;29(2):107-111
View article: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (PDF - 42KB)
View website: Public Health Association of Australia
Coory MD, Walsh WF (2005)
Rates of percutaneous coronary interventions and bypass surgery after acute myocardial infarction in Indigenous patients.
Medical Journal of Australia;182(10):507-512
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 175KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia
Duncan AW (2005)
The burden of paediatric intensive care: an Australian and New Zealand
perspective.
Paediatric Respiratory Reviews;6(3):166-173
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abstract: Paediatric Respiratory Reviews (HTML)
Johnston T, Coory M (2005)
Reducing perinatal mortality among Indigenous babies in Queensland:
should the first priority be better primary health care or better
access to hospital care during confinement?
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy;2:Article 11.
Retrieved 19 August 2005 from http://www.anzhealthpolicy.com/content/pdf/1743-8462-2-11.pdf
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article: Australia and New Zealand Health Policy (PDF - 232KB)
Lu P, Turner R, Roberts V, Ho Y (2005)
Colorectal carcinoma among Indigenous people: a public hospital-based
study in Townsville and Cairns, North Queensland, Australia.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery;75(11):972-976
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article: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery (HTML)
Valery PC, Torzillo PJ, White AV, et al. (2005)
Zinc and vitamin A supplementation in Australian Indigenous children with acute diarrhoea: a randomised controlled trial.
Medical Journal of Australia;182(10):530-535
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 174KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia
Wood FM, Fowler BV, McAullay D, Jones JR (2005)
Major burns: incidence, treatment and outcomes in Aboriginal and
non-Aboriginal people in Western Australia. [letter]
Medical Journal of Australia;182(3):138
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article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
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article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 261KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia
Yau KKW, Lee AH, Gracey M (2005)
Multilevel modelling of hospitalisations for recurrent diarrhoeal
disease in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infants and young children
in Western Australia.
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology;19(2):165-172
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article: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology (HTML)
2004
Fenwick C, Stevens J (2004)
Post operative pain experiences of Central Australian Aboriginal
women: what do we understand?
Australian Journal of Rural Health;12(1):22-27
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abstract: HealthBulletin
Ford J, Henry R, Sullivan E (2004)
Comparison of selected reasons for hospitalization of children among
children's/tertiary hospitals, Australia, 1996-97 and 1997-98.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health;40(7):374-379
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abstract: HealthBulletin
Lee AH, Meuleners LB, Zhao Y, Intrapanya M, Palmer D, et al. (2004)
Demographic patterns of emergency presentations to Northern Territory
public hospitals.
Australian Health Review;27(2):62-68
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abstract: Australian Health Review
Lee AH, Somerford PJ, Yau KK (2004)
Risk factors for ischaemic stroke recurrence after hospitalisation.
Medical Journal of Australia;181(5):244-246
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article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 147KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia
Russell B, White A, Newbury J, Hattch C, Thurley J, et al. (2004)
Evaluation of hospitalisation for Indigenous children with malnutrition
living in Central Australia.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;12(5):187-195
View
article: Australian Journal of Rural Health (HTML)
Tanner L, Agius K, Darbyshire P (2004)
'Sometimes they run away, that's how scared they feel': the paediatric
hospitalisation experiences of Indigenous families from remote areas
of Australia.
Contemporary Nurse;18(1-2):3-17
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article: Contemporary Nurse (HTML)
2003
Davidson JA (2003)
Presentation of near-hanging to an emergency department n the Northern
Territory.
Emergency Medicine;15(1):28-31
View
abstract: HealthBulletin
Gracey M, Cullinane J (2003)
Gastroenteritis and environmental health among Aboriginal infants
and children in Western Australia.
Journal of Paediatric Child Health;39(6):427-431
View
abstract: HealthBulletin
Ishak M (2003)
Differences in the surgical admissions to hospital between the Indigenous
and non-Indigenous populations of Australia.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery;73( 4):200-204
View
abstract: HealthBulletin
Macintosh DJ, Pearson B (2003)
Patterns of injury in Indigenous Australians admitted to Cairns
Base Hospital.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;11(2):99-106
View
abstract: HealthBulletin
2002
Colditz PB, Shannon C (2002)
Indigenous neonatal outcomes: what do we expect? [editorial].
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health;38:4-5.
View
abstract: HealthBulletin
Cunningham J (2002)
Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures among Australian hospital
patients identified as Indigenous.
Medical Journal of Australia;176:58-62.
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article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View
article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 170KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia
De Costa CM (2002)
Saving Grace: a Christmas story.
Medical Journal of Australia;177(11/12): 673-674
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article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View
article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 180KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia
Fisher DA, Weeramanthri TS (2002)
Hospital care for Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders: appropriateness
and decision making [editorial].
Medical Journal of Australia;176:49-50.
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article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View
article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 49KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia
Watson J, Hodson K, Johnson R (2002)
Developing strategies to gather information about the maternity
experiences of Indigenous women in acute care settings.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;10:147-153.
View
abstract: HealthBulletin
Watson J, Hodson K, Johnson R, Kemp K (2002)
The maternity experiences of Indigenous women admitted to an acute
care setting.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;10:154-160.
View
abstract: HealthBulletin
Watson J, Hodson K, Johnson R, Kemp K, May (2002)
Opinions of healthcare professionals regarding the maternity experiences
of Indigenous women in an acute care setting.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;10:161-167.
View
abstract: HealthBulletin
2001
Dugdale A, Watlemaro I (2001)
Aboriginal health: a sick minority skews statistics.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;9:111-115.
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abstract: Australian Journal of Rural Health (HTML)
Reports and publications
2006
Al-Yaman F, Van Doeland M, Wallis M (2006)
Family violence among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 560 KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2006)
Australia's health 2006: the tenth biennial health report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (AIHW Catalogue no. AUS 73) Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (HTML)
View section 4.5: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (PDF - 526KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Helps Y, Harrison J (2006)
Hospitalised injury of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, 2000-02.
Adelaide: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 825KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Koori Human Services Unit (2006)
Koori health counts: information from the reports of Koori hospital liaison officers for 2004/05.
Melbourne : Department of Human Services
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 2.2MB - large file warning!)
Mathur S, Moon L, Leigh S (2006)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with coronary heart disease: further perspectives on health status and treatment.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 365 KB)
View summary booklet (PDF - 155KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
2005
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005)
Australian hospital statistics 2003-04.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View
report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (PDF 2.1MB - large file warning!)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute
of Health and Welfare (2005)
Health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples 2005.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the Australian
Bureau of Statistics
View
abstract: HealthBulletin
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current topic: HealthBulletin
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report (HTML)
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report (PDF - 5.2MB - large file warning!)
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005)
Expenditures on health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples, 2001-02.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View
report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (HTML)
View
report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (PDF - 628KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005)
Improving the quality of Indigenous identification in hospital
separations data.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View
report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (HTML)
View
report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (PDF - 642KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005)
Mental health services in Australia 2002-03.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View
report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (HTML)
View
report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (PDF - 1.98MB)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Coulehan K, Brown I, Christie M, Gorham G, Lowell
A, et al. (2005)
Sharing the true stories: evaluating strategies to improve communication
between health staff and Aboriginal patients: final project report.
Darwin: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
View
report: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (PDF - 377KB)
Goold SS, Liddle K, eds. (2005)
In our own right: black Australian nurses' stories.
Sydney: Content Management
View
abstract: HealthBulletin
View
information
Koori Human Services Unit (2005)
Koori health counts: information from the reports of Koori hospital
liaison officers for 2003/04.
Melbourne: Department of Human Services
View
report (PDF- 441KB)
Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth
Service Provision (2005)
Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2005: report.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
View
report: Productivity Commission (HTML)
View
report: Productivity Commission (PDF - 2.6MB - large file warning!)
2004
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2004)
Australian hospital statistics 2002-03.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (HTML)
View
report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (PDF -2.0MB - large file warning!)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2004)
National summary of the 2001 and 2002 jurisdictional reports
against the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance
indicators. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View
report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (HTML)
View
report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (PDF - 962KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
2003
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute
of Health and Welfare (2003)
The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples 2003.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the Australian
Bureau of Statistics
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report (PDF - 4.8MB - large file warning!)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2003)
Australian hospital statistics 2001-02.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (HTML)
View
report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (PDF - 2.9MB - large file warning!)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Medical Association (2003)
Public report card 2003: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, time for action.
Barton: Australian Medical Association
View abstract: HealthBulletin
2002
Lehoczky S, Isaacs J, Grayson N, Hargreaves J (2002)
Hospital statistics. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
1999-2000.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics and Australian Institute
of Health and Welfare
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abstract: HealthBulletin
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report (HTML)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Prior to 2002
Clarke A, Andrews S, Austin N (1999)
Lookin' after our own: supporting Aboriginal families through
the hospital experience.
Melbourne: Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, VicHealth
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abstract: HealthBulletin
Theses
Burdon, R. (1996)
Hospital admissions and follow-up of Aboriginal children in
an urban setting. Unpublished Master of Public Health thesis,
University of New South Wales, Sydney.
View abstract
Owens J (2003)
Discharge from hospital without a procedure: comparison between
Indigenous people and others in a twelve month period. Unpublished
Master of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide
View abstract: HealthBulletin
MacKenzie, G. (1995)
Royal Darwin Hospital discharge summary and continuity of care
project. Unpublished Bachelor of Medical Science thesis, The
University of Melbourne and Menzies School of Health Research, Melbourne.
View abstract
Maher, P. (1998)
The provision of rehabilitation services to Aboriginal people.
A qualitative case study. Unpublished Master of Applied Science
in Physiotherapy thesis, School of Physiotherapy, University of
South Australia, Adelaide.
View abstract
Conference proceedings and abstracts
2005
Miller D (2005)
'They get a bit funny about going': transfer issues for rural
and remote Aboriginal people.
Paper presented at the 8th National Rural Health Conference 10-13
March 2005, Alice Springs
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paper
Key references
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute of Health
and Welfare (2005) Health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2005. Canberra: Australian
Institute of Health and Welfare and the Australian Bureau of Statistics
View report - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005) Australian
hospital statistics 2003-04. Canberra: Australian Institute
of Health and Welfare
View report - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005) Improving
the quality of Indigenous identification in hospital separations
data.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View report - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2004) National
summary of the 2001 and 2002 jurisdictional reports against the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance indicators.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View report - Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
(2005) Report on Government services 2005. Canberra:
Productivity Commission
View report
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Other information
Organisations
Aboriginal Women's Health Business Unit, The Royal Women's
Hospital, Carlton, Victoria
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information
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide
The Royal Adelaide Hospital has an Aboriginal health
team that assists and supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
patients, their families and escorts during their stay. Assistance
with arrangements for transport to and from the hospital and accommodation
is available particularly for people from rural and remote areas
and interstate. Information is provided about hospital processes
and procedures and assistance is available for linking to community
health care workers on discharge as necessary.
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web page
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare provides general
information relating to Indigenous health services including hospitalisation.
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The Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick
The Aboriginal hospital liaison officer provides a liaison
service to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients admitted
to The Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick services include:
- providing emotional, social and cultural support to patients and their families
- advocating and liaising on behalf of patient and families
- providing information about hospital services
- assisting with referrals to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal organisations.
Journals
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
The ANZ Journal of Surgery publishes papers related to clinical
practice and/or research in all fields of surgery and its related
disciplines.
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website
The Aboriginal Islander Healthworker Journal
The Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, a national
publication with a broad readership, is an important vehicle for
the communication of Indigenous health information. Written mainly
by Indigenous health workers for Indigenous health workers, the
Journal provides an opportunity for the sharing of information about
health issues and programs from a community perspective. It also
provides a cross-cultural resource for non-Indigenous readers who
work with and provide services to Indigenous communities. Each issue
covers a range of topics including health promotion, primary health
care, community profiles, best practice models and workforce issues.
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Medical Journal of Australia (MJA)
The MJA is Australia's leading peer-reviewed journal of medical
practice and clinical research. The MJA is published by the Australasian
Medical Publishing Company for the Australian Medical Association.
The print edition appears on the first and third Monday of each
month, except that the December issues are combined into one large
special issue. The full text of every issue since January 2002 is
available on the web (a selection of articles from 1996 to 2001
is also available).
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Northern Territory Government
The Northern Territory Government has produced a fact sheet
titled What does an Aboriginal Liaison Officer do?
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fact sheet
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