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Trends in retention and attrition in nine regulated health professions in Australia

Sunita Bayyavarapu Bapuji, Sarah Anderson, Eva Saar
This study finds that while the overall number of health practitioners has increased by almost 30% in ten years, replacement rates fluctuate and certain groups (such as males and older practitioners) are more likely to leave. It highlights burnout, lack of recognition and low job satisfaction as key drivers in leaving or considering leaving the...
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Young people in Australian residential aged care: evaluating trends from 2008 to 2018

This paper reports trends in the number of young people entering and exiting aged care, after statistically controlling for changes due to population growth and ageing. The paper highlights that national admission rates did not increase or decrease in a sustained manner, and that most of those admitted never return to community living before turning...
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Assessing the support of health leadership for increased Indigenous participation in the health workforce

The aim of this study was to assess the strength of leadership statements in Australian state and territory policy documents supporting increased representation of Indigenous people in the health workforce.
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Evidence-based law-making on voluntary assisted dying

This paper argues that evidence-based law making by parliamentarians is needed as they deliberate proposed voluntary assisted dying laws. There has been limited recognition of the value of evidence-based approaches in the discipline of law
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Transforming institutional racism at an Australian hospital

Institutional racism is a major contributor to the health gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians. This study describes the nature and management of institutional racism and considers recent changes in an Australian hospital and health service (HHS) to illustrate the potential for organisational transformation.
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