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To validate the ‘safe and effective staffing tool’ and explore the impact of COVID‐19 on the quality of Australian primary health care (PHC).

A national survey was conducted from October to December 2020.

The online survey was distributed via social media and professional organisations to PHC nurses.

Three‐hundred fifty‐nine PHC nurses participated. A two‐factor solution was found with factors named; ‘Perception of quality of care provided’ and ‘Personal satisfaction with care delivered’. Cronbach's alpha demonstrated good internal consistency for the total scale (α = .915) and each subscale (α = .879/α = .864). Nearly three‐quarters of participants (71.3%) were satisfied with the quality of care they delivered. Participants working in general practice, and those with more nursing experience had significantly higher scores in the factor ‘perceptions of quality of care provided’ and …