Northern Australia health service delivery situational analysis

Reference # H.1.1819103
Research Programs 5. Northern health service delivery and models of care

Project Timeframe 8 months (2019 to 2020)
CRCNA Funding $138,781
Total project value $238,843

Health service delivery
Strategic policy development

Project locations: Cairns, Weipa, Thursday Island, Mount Isa, Mackay, Longreach, Katherine, Nhulunbuy, Alice Springs, Darwin, Kununurra, Karratha, Port Hedland

Project partners: James Cook University ; Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service, on behalf of the Tropical Australian Academic Health Centre ; NT Top End Health Service ; The Rural Clinical School of Western Australia, University of Western Australia

Project summary and impacts

This project identified key challenges and opportunities facing the health service delivery sector in northern Australian. It explored potential developmental scenarios and identified the most strategic research projects and development priorities for further investment.

This included, but was not limited to, infrastructure, clinical issues, policy, new models of care, investment, knowledge, training, and human capital gaps, as well as research or alternative solutions to address them.

A consortium of health service delivery providers across northern Australia brought contributed substantial applied research experience in areas such as health services, Indigenous health, and tropical health. Their involvement strengthened the quality and relevance of the synthesis and analysis, ensured ownership of the outputs, and provided a strong foundation for the continued growth and development of the northern Australian health service delivery sector.

A comprehensive report was developed to guide a systematic and collaborative approach to prioritising, delivering, monitoring and evaluating research conducted by the CRCNA and other key stakeholders with an interest in the future of the northern Australian health service delivery sector.

Publications

28 November 2020

Health service delivery and workforce in northern Australia : a scoping review

Type: Report

Industry: Health service delivery

23 November 2020

State of the North 2020

Type: Report

Industry: Aquaculture, Beef, Broadacre cropping, First Nations led business development, Forestry, Health service delivery, Horticulture, Rice, Strategic policy development, Supply chain development