Resources

This guide from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is a complementary resource to National Aged Care Design and Principles and Guidelines. Co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, the aged care sector and design experts, this guidance describes how to deliver culturally safe, respectful and healing aged care home design for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

This guide by Agency for Clinical Innovation, Pain Management Network explains how to deliver telehealth consultations for Aboriginal people with pain management needs. It outlines culturally safe, person-centred approaches, including trust-building, family involvement, local partnerships, flexible appointments and practical support before, during and after consultations.

This Office of the Public Advocate South Australia guideline explains supported decision-making and provides practical guidance for helping people express their preferences in important life decisions.

This Queensland Health guide outlines practical approaches to strengthen culturally and clinically safe models of care and support the role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners in delivering culturally safe health services.

This Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia guide provides practical strategies to support mental health, self-care and wellbeing for Aboriginal health workers and communities.

This Royal Australian College of General Practitioners guide outlines five practical steps to help general practices deliver culturally respectful healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.

This guide by General Practice Supervisors Australia (GPSA) supports supervisors to strengthen cultural competence, clinical reasoning and reflective practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health within general practice training.

This guide from AIATSIS supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and communities to strengthen governance, decision-making and leadership in ways that reflect cultural authority, self-determination and community priorities.

The AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research sets national standards to ensure research is culturally grounded, community-led and accountable, upholding Indigenous self-determination and meaningful benefit.

This guideline by Queensland health is designed as a quick reference tool to support healthcare staff in delivering safe, clinically and culturally responsive care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.