Support for people with dementia experiencing severe responsive behaviours: Unpacking the disconnect between policy and practice.

Objective: The Severe Behaviour Response Team (SBRT) program, which was established in 2015 to support aged care residents with dementia experiencing very severe and extreme responsive behaviours received far fewer referrals than projected during its first year. This article describes the outcomes of a brief survey to identify potential barriers to referrals and identify opportunities to improve the uptake of the service.

Methods: A pragmatic, quasi-experimental study was conducted involving clinical leads working in a representative sample of care homes that had not used the SBRT.

NSW Cannabis Medicines Advisory Service preliminary survey results: enquirer perceptions and patient outcomes.

Background: In 2018, an innovative, State government-funded cannabis medicines drug information service was established for health professionals in New South Wales (NSW). The NSW Cannabis Medicines Advisory Service (CMAS) provides expert clinical guidance and support to medical practitioners considering prescribing a cannabis medicine to their patient(s).

Aims: This research examines quality assurance and patient outcomes related to enquirers' experience with NSW CMAS.

Exploring job satisfaction and turnover intentions among general practice nurses in an Australian Primary Health Network.

Aim: To explore the job satisfaction and turnover intentions of general practice nurses and examine factors that influence job satisfaction and turnover intention.

Background: Workforce issues such as satisfaction, retention and turnover intention have been explored in acute care. However, increasingly nurses are being employed outside hospitals.

Job Satisfaction and Career Intention of Australian General Practice Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Purpose: The nursing workforce in Australian general practice has increased exponentially in size over recent years to meet the growing demand for health care. Nurses are more likely to remain working if they are satisfied with their jobs. Satisfaction is impacted by a complex range of factors, including the environment, workplace relationships, and the nurses' role.

Perceptions of the care received from Australian palliative care services: A caregiver perspective.

Unlabelled: ABSTRACTBackground:Caregiver satisfaction and experience surveys help health professionals to understand, measure, and improve the quality of care provided for patients and their families.

Objective: Our aim was to explore caregiver perceptions of the care received from Australian specialist palliative care services.

Method: Caregivers of patients receiving palliative care in services registered with Australia's Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration were invited to participate in a caregiver survey.

Primary contact physiotherapy services reduce waiting and treatment times for patients presenting with musculoskeletal conditions in Australian emergency departments: an observational study.

Question: Can primary contact physiotherapists reduce waiting and treatment times and facilitate faster discharge in Australian emergency departments?

Design: Data on patients treated by primary contact physiotherapists were collected prospectively and compared with historical and concurrent cohorts of patients treated by other clinicians, using diagnosis and urgency.

Participants: Twenty-nine primary contact physiotherapists, working at 10 sites, treated a total of 14 452 patients with musculoskeletal conditions in triage categories 3, 4 and 5.

Outcome Measures: Data were analysed for two time periods: baseline (historical control) and implementation (12 to 15 months).

A survey of patients' experience of pain and other symptoms while receiving care from palliative care services.

Context: In Australia, patients at the end of life with complex symptoms and needs are often referred to palliative care services (PCSs), but little is known about the symptoms of patients receiving palliative care in different settings.

Objective: To explore patients' levels of pain and other symptoms while receiving care from PCSs.

Method: PCSs registered through Australia's national Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) were invited to participate in a survey between 2008 and 2011.

Referral patterns and proximity to palliative care inpatient services by level of socio-economic disadvantage. A national study using spatial analysis.

Background: A range of health outcomes at a population level are related to differences in levels of social disadvantage. Understanding the impact of any such differences in palliative care is important. The aim of this study was to assess, by level of socio-economic disadvantage, referral patterns to specialist palliative care and proximity to inpatient services.

Reliability testing of the FAMCARE-2 scale: measuring family carer satisfaction with palliative care.

Measuring carers' perceived satisfaction with services is crucial if services are going to continually improve their responsiveness to the needs of those they serve. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability of the next generation FAMCARE tool, which was adapted to reflect inpatient and team-based care using palliative care services who are participating in the Australian Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration. FAMCARE-2 was distributed to a consecutive cohort of carers whilst in the caregiving role nationally.