Background: Schwartz Rounds are a unique, organization-wide interdisciplinary intervention aimed at enhancing staff well-being, compassionate care, teamwork, and organizational culture in health care settings. They provide a safe space wherein both clinical and nonclinical health staff can connect and share their experiences about the social and emotional aspects of health care.
Objective: Although Schwartz Rounds have been assessed and widely implemented in the United States and United Kingdom, they are yet to be formally evaluated in Australian health care settings.
Objective: To work collaboratively with women accessing an integrated program for women with substance use in pregnancy to learn how services can be improved.
Design: Qualitative design using focus groups within a participatory action framework.
Setting: Sheway, a program located in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, BC.