Publications
I’ve spent part of my professional life as a freelance journalist. If you’re interested in what I write about, here is a sample of articles.
Health regulation
- ‘Virtually daily grief’—understanding distress in health practitioners involved in a regulatory complaints process: a qualitative study in Australia
- Biggar, S; Van der Gaag, A; Maher, P; Evans, J; Bondu, L; Kar Ray, M; Phillips, R; Tonkin, A; Schofield, C; Ayscough, K; Hardy, M; Anderson, S; Saar, E; Fletcher, M.
- International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 35, Issue 4, 2023
- https://doi.org/10.
1093/intqhc/mzad076
- ‘Finding space for kindness: public protection and health professional regulation’
- Biggar S, Fletcher M, Van Der Gaag A, Austin Z.
- International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 34, Issue 3, 2022
- https://doi.org/10.
1093/intqhc/mzac057s
- ‘How Can We Make Health Regulation More Humane? A Quality Improvement Approach to Understanding Complainant and Practitioner Experiences’
- Biggar, S; Lobigs, L; Fletcher, M.
- Journal of Medical Regulation (2020) 106 (1): 7–15.
- https://doi.org/10.30770/2572-
1852-106.1.7
- ‘The role of governing boards in improving patient experience: Attitudes and activities of health service boards in Victoria, Australia’
- Bismark, Marie; Biggar, Susan; Crock, Catherine; Morris, Jennifer M.; and Studdert, David M.
- Patient Experience Journal: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 19 (2014)
Culture
- Australia Day reminds my family that this is now our home
- Getting through the lockdown, one step at a time
- Two of Us: Allan Fels and daughter Isabella
- Finding the ‘new normal’ after your parents die
- Getting ready to say the hardest of life’s goodbyes
- Take a break and just wait for that breakthrough
- Teetering over the great high school divide
- The height of success
- The shed
- End-of-summer garden glory