Resources

This Open Access article by Veginadu et al. examines health workforce turnover and retention in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in remote Northern Territory and Western Australia communities. It reports very high turnover and low staff stability, and describes how remoteness and workforce mix shaped these patterns.

This checklist by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing provides practical prompts to help aged care workers embed cultural safety into everyday care. It includes reflective questions across communication, community connection, individuality, trauma-informed care, participation and building safe, trusting relationships.

This report by The University of Adelaide shares knowledge from a project on community-led pathways to decolonising practice in health. It describes the experiences, strategies and reflections of participating primary health care services working to strengthen culturally safe and decolonising approaches.

This CSIRO article outlines findings from a review of eHealth research with Indigenous communities and highlights principles for culturally safe digital health research, including trust, local relevance, cultural values and Indigenous leadership.

This report by Nous Group evaluates the Remote Area Health Corps model for addressing short-term health workforce shortages in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, and outlines findings on its effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and future options.

This Open Access article by Hughson et al. describes an Australian model of care to improve dementia and cognitive impairment support in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services.

This report by Lowitja Institute presents rural and remote case studies from the Managing Two Worlds Together project, stage three of the Improving Aboriginal Patient Journeys study. It describes experiences from rural and remote sites and sits alongside related reports on renal, cardiac, maternity and city settings.

This case study video by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing shares Jacob Stanley’s experience as an Aboriginal health worker and promotes careers in primary health care. It describes the role as helping community members access care and highlights the value of working in ways that support Mob and community wellbeing.

This RACGP resource hub, developed with NACCHO, provides resources to help general practice teams strengthen culturally safe primary healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It includes good practice tables, preventive healthcare guidance, webinar content, annual health check resources and partnership project documents.

This video by ABC News follows aged care workers supporting older and disabled residents in Tjuntjuntara, a remote community in the Australian outback. It shows aspects of day-to-day care in a very remote setting and highlights the local context in which this support is delivered.