Abstract
This commentary reviews the publication by Smaggus et al published in the IJHPM in July 2021 on "Government Actions and Their Relation to Resilience in Healthcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic in New South Wales, Australia and Ontario, Canada" which analysed media releases to identify how governments contributed to resilience in healthcare (RiH). We suggest media releases might not be the best data to capture the mechanisms, activities and interactions through which government actions enhance or hinder RiH. RiH recognizes healthcare as a complex sociotechnical system, so studies into fostering capacity for RiH should be designed for complex sociotechnical systems. This means data should be derived from multiple sources to allow for diverse perspectives, and preferably include direct observations to capture the intricacies of backstage interactions.
Highlights
Smaggus and colleagues[1] sought to investigate how governmental actions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic contributed to the potential for resilient performance in healthcare and what opportunities exist for governments to foster resilience within healthcare systems
The authors analysed media releases issued by two regional governments – New South Wales, Australia and Ontario, Canada – to identify themes relevant to the resilience potentials and resilience in healthcare (RiH)
RiH is defined as “the capacity to adapt to challenges and changes at different system levels, to maintain high quality care.”[3]. Governments provide the structure within which healthcare is provided, ie, the laws, regulations, financial and accountability structures
Summary
Smaggus and colleagues[1] sought to investigate how governmental actions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic contributed to the potential for resilient performance in healthcare and what opportunities exist for governments to foster resilience within healthcare systems.
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