This is a powerful article about how St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne has tailored its Emergency Department care for First Nations patients and how it has helped close the gap in wait times between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people without affecting overall patient flow. We’re glad to have the support of the Australian Medical Association (NSW), Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine , The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) and the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) in this important work. Delivering specialised care to the most vulnerable groups in our community is a core part of our work, and we will continue taking steps to achieve the best health outcomes for all our patients. Read the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) story: https://lnkd.in/dN3Ky_gB
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If the late Professor Andrew Dent knows, he will also agree with this.
Awesome… Change happens when we stop assuming one model of care works for everyone and start listening to the people we’ve historically failed. As someone who works with vulnerable communities, I’m grateful for the reminder that equity is ACTION, and it starts with seeing people properly.👏🏽
I even made the effort to personally locate my cognitively intact First Nations resident, who is under 65 years old, when the care staff said he always went outside the residential aged care facility during the day. I asked the staff to show me where he might be and invited him to return to his room so that I could offer him a medical review. Although he declined, I did my utmost to reach out and support him. I also asked the registered nurses at the facility to do likewise and to call an ambulance if his condition were to deteriorate.
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1wIt’s been very interesting to see and hear all the debate on this One view is “prioritise on medical need not on race” … and yet we know indigenous disadvantage (as one example) exists in many areas - including health … so would it not be true of any broadly disadvantaged group that if they are obviously and measurably receiving less optimal care (eg … routinely waiting longer compared to others in similar circumstances) … … that it IS part of meeting their medical needs to address that gap in wait times ? (#quintupleaim)