Measuring organizational readiness for implementing change (ORIC) in a new midwifery model of care in rural South Australia
Measuring organizational readiness for implementing change (ORIC) in a new midwifery model of care in rural South Australia
BMC Health Services Research
- Author(s): Adelson, Pamela, Yates, Rachael, Fleet, Julie-Anne, McKellar, Lois
- Published: 2021
- Volume: 21
- ISBN: 1472-6963
Abstract: The sustainability of Australian rural maternity services is under threat due to current workforce shortages. In July 2019, a new midwifery caseload model of care was implemented in rural South Australia to provide midwifery continuity of care and promote a sustainable workforce in the area. The model is unique as it brings together five birthing sites connecting midwives, doctors, nurses and community teams. A critical precursor to successful implementation requires those working in the model be ready to adopt to the change. We surveyed clinicians at the five sites transitioning to the new model of care in order to assess their organizational readiness to implement change.
- Urls: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06373-9
- Keywords: Organizational readiness, ORIC, Continuity of care, Midwifery, Workforce, Rural and remote, Australia