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Hindi Journal of Nursing & Patient CareISSN: 2573-4571
Anne Crawford Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Nursing
department of Psychiatry Nursing, Specialist in Internal Medicine, Medical University of Ohio at Toledo, Cincinnati
Biography
Anne Crawford RN Div 1, Post Grad Midwifery, MPH, GAICD Experience: - trauma (RMH)/rural hospitals; aged care; community alongside GPs. - community health service boards - medical professional; patient; caregiver. - Published articles: - Healthcare Coaches Are Essential to Healing the Healthcare Industry - How Kindness Can Make a Difference in Cancer Care - Conference Paper: ADGP National Aged Care Forum Nov 2006
Publications
Special Issue Article Open Access
Patient Advocacy: Understanding the Australian Public Healthcare System
Author(s): Anne Crawford
The Australian Public Healthcare system today is complex and fragmented. There are access issues for patients, particularly those with special needs and low literacy slevels. The providers of services have a tendency to work in isolation (silos). There is also a lot of confusion between the public and private systems. When using the public system there are potentially extra costs that the patient is not aware of and overall there are feelings of ‘disempowerment, frustration and disengagement’. Notices that state “aggression and abusive behaviour will not be tolerated” have become prominent across most facilities.
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