Monitoring Socio-Economic Changes in Small Towns Affected by Large Scale CSG-LNG Development

Witt, Katherine; Simpson, Jonathan

doi:10.15530/ap-urtec-2019-198314

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“…In addition to the feasibility/practical considerations of models such as PPPs, the evidence also highlights that companies should critically assess how these healthcare models may impact the local communities in the long term. Fluctuations in healthcare access and changes to the local economies where employees (oil, gas, and mining) are coming to work heavily affect more remote communities [64]. While IOGP guidelines [26] recommend that healthcare models in the oil and gas industry be able to be scaled up or down as required, data suggest that future changes to service provision in the local community (i.e., scaling down) likely will have significant impacts.…”

Section: Public-private Partnershipsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Narrative Review of Health Status and Healthcare Delivery in the Oil and Gas Industry: Impacts on Employees, Employers, and Local Communities

Fox,

Gurney,

Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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Workers in the oil and gas industry are exposed to numerous health risks, ranging from poor health behaviours to the possibility of life-threatening injuries. Determining the most appropriate models of healthcare for the oil and gas industry is difficult, as strategies must be acceptable to multiple stakeholders, including employees, employers, and local communities. The purpose of this review was to broadly explore the health status and needs of workers in the oil and gas industry and healthcare delivery models relating to primary care and emergency responses. Database searches of PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Scopus were conducted, as well as grey literature searches of Google, Google Scholar, and the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers website. Resource-sector workers, particularly those in ‘fly-in fly-out’ roles, are susceptible to poor health behaviours and a higher prevalence of mental health concerns than the general population. Evidence is generally supportive of organisation-led behaviour change and mental health-related interventions. Deficiencies in primary care received while on-site may lead workers to inappropriately use local health services. For the provision of emergency medical care, telehealth and telemedicine lead to favourable outcomes by improving patient health status and satisfaction and reducing the frequency of medical evacuations.

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Section: Public-private Partnershipsmentioning

confidence: 99%