Accessibility of Primary, Specialist, and Allied Health Services for Aboriginal People Living in Rural and Remote Communities: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study

Rona Macniven   ¹ , BSc, MSc, PhD ;   Kate Hunter   ² , PhD ;   Michelle Lincoln   ³ , PhD ;   Ciaran O’Brien   ¹ , BMedSci ;   Thomas Lee Jeffries Jr   ¹ , MD ;   Gregory Shein   ⁴ , MBBS ;   Alexander Saxby   ⁵ , MBBS ;   Donna Taylor   ⁶ ;   Tim Agius   ⁶ ;   Heather Finlayson   ⁷ , RN, MN (NP) ;   Robyn Martin   ⁸ , BHlthSci ;   Kelvin Kong   ⁹ , PhD ;   Davida Nolan-Isles   ¹ , BSc ;   Susannah Tobin   ¹ , PhD ;   Kylie Gwynne   ¹ , PhD

¹ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

² The George Institute for Global Health, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia

³ Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia

⁴ Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia

⁵ Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia

⁶ Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services, Sydney, Australia

⁷ Western New South Wales Local Health District, Dubbo, Australia

⁸ Mid North Coast Local Health District, Port Macquarie, Australia

⁹ John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, Australia