Exploring and Improving processes for speakers of aboriginal languages to influence the safety and quality of their health care (EQuaLS)

Effective health communication is fundamental to ensuring quality health care. However, communication is challenging when staff and patients do not share the same language and/or cultural background. Research undertaken by the project team indicates major failures to communicate effectively with serious health consequences. Even for people who speak English as a first language, we have demonstrated significant miscommunication. Improving communication between health staff and Aboriginal patients is a crucial element in closing the gap in health outcomes and achieving cultural safety in health care.

This project relates to PURE ID#23802340 thus we are going to use the existing cost code 0820-6816.