Abstract Background The sickest Australians are often those belonging to non‐privileged
groups, including Indigenous Australians, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, intersex and …

Australia's mainstream health services located in rural contexts are mandated to provide
health care to the entire local population. However, complex power relations embedded and …

In the context of persisting health inequities within many multicultural and socially diverse
countries like Australia, there is a call for health services to implement culturally inclusive …

This paper reviews what is known about the challenges of implementing quality
improvement programs and draws on data from a systematic continuous quality …

Objective This research explored how the concept of cultural competence was represented
and expressed through health policies that were intended to improve the quality and efficacy …

In rural Australia, models of primary health care are as diverse as the communities
themselves. Differing facilities, health disciplines, individual providers, local contexts …

Background Refugee and migrant women are at higher risk of childbirth complications and
generally poorer pregnancy outcomes. They also report lower satisfaction with pregnancy …

Health and social service agencies need to be responsive to the healthcare requirements of
culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) groups in the community. This is a challenging …

Objective To explore the complex factors influencing the implementation of cultural
competency frameworks for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples within rural …

Background Primary health care [PHC] services with general practitioners (GPs) as the first
point of access to health care services for people from refugee backgrounds in Australia can …