Where are the safe spaces for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples within our hospitals?

Glenda McDonald, Clarke Scott, Linda Ora, Lauretta Luck, Veronica Lloyd, Laura Kirsten, Rachel Scobie

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Abstract

This question resonated strongly as we searched for a respectful and comfortable way to connect with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers of people with life-limiting illnesses; to understand more about their carer journeys. Sadly, 70% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers reported high distress opposed to 46% of non-Indigenous carers (Carers Australia 2016). As seven co-researchers, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal, we were working in nursing, research, Alcohol and Drug support and executive health positions in the same Local Health District (LHD). We collaborated to find the evidence on what local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and families needed as they cared for a loved one at the end of life. The major questions were what was the community wanting from the mainstream palliative service and what could we cocreate to do better in future?
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)49-49
Number of pages1
JournalAustralian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
Volume26
Issue number11
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • Indigenous peoples
  • Torres Strait Islanders
  • caregivers
  • hospitals

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