Birang Daruganora: what do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities need in a new hospital? A qualitative study.

Objectives: To elicit the Aboriginal community's cultural and healthcare needs and views about six prominent and emerging models of care, to inform the development of a new hospital.

Design: Cross-sectional qualitative study co-designed and co-implemented by Aboriginal team members.

Setting: Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Birang Daruganora: a protocol for a qualitative study to elicit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community views about cultural needs and experiences for a new Australian health facility.

Introduction: To address challenges regarding the delivery of healthcare, governments and health services are focusing on the implementation of models that are flexible, person-centred, cost-effective and integrate hospital services more closely with primary healthcare and social services. Such models increasingly embed consumer codesign, multidisciplinary teams and leverage digital technologies, such as telehealth, attempting to deliver care more seamlessly and to continually improve services. This paper provides a study protocol to describe a method to explore Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander consumer and healthcare provider needs and expectations for the design and development of a new healthcare facility in Australia.