Geraldine Marsh
La Trobe University
9 Papers
60 Citations
Geraldine Marsh is an academic researcher from La Trobe University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Health administration. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 8 publications.
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Papers
Are follow-up consultations at medical outpatient departments futile?
TL;DR: Of 260 follow-up medical outpatient consultations analysed by 12 general practitioners in the Northern Region, a large proportion appeared to be a complete waste of time.
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The general practitioner's role in providing mental health services to Australians, 1997 and 2007: findings from the national surveys of mental health and wellbeing.
TL;DR: The findings of the 1997 and 2007 Australian national surveys of mental health and wellbeing with respect to the role of general practitioners in providing mental health services are compared.
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Response to language barriers with patients from refugee background in general practice in Australia: findings from the OPTIMISE study.
Shoko Saito,Mark Harris,Katrina M Long,Virginia Lewis,Sue Casey,William Hogg,I-Hao Cheng,Jenny Advocat,Geraldine Marsh,Nilakshi Gunatillaka,Grant Russell +10 more
TL;DR: The OPTIMISE study as discussed by the authors was a step wedge cluster randomised trial set within 31 general practices in three urban regions in Australia with high refugee settlement, which involved a practice facilitation intervention addressing interpreter engagement as one of four core intervention areas.
Workplace wellness: industry associations are well placed and some are ready to take a more active role in workplace health.
TL;DR: It is suggested that across many industry sectors, larger IAs in particular are ready to take a more active role in workplace health initiatives and are well placed to promote these to member organisations.
The OPTIMISE project: Protocol for a mixed methods, pragmatic, quasi-experimental trial to improve primary care delivery to refugees in Australia
Grant Russell,Nilakshi Gunatillaka,Virginia Lewis,I-Hao Cheng,Joanne Enticott,Geraldine Marsh,Shiva Vasi,Jenny Advocat,Hyun Jung Song,Shoko Saito,Sue Casey,Mitchell Smith,Mark Harris +12 more
TL;DR: OPTIMISE will test whether a regionally oriented practice facilitation initiative can improve the quality of PHC delivered to refugees, and has the potential to influence policy and practice in broader primary care settings.