Australian health policy research and development: where is it?

Weyden, Martin B Van Der

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04974.x

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“…Given this problem, it is vital to know which rural and remote health services ‘work well, where and why’ as the basis for delivering quality health care equitably 3 . In Australia, relevant health services research compares poorly in financial support and development against trials of clinical interventions 4 and is characterised by a paucity of rigorous evaluations of rural health services that demonstrate their ability to provide sustainable, high‐quality care 5 . The 2009 National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission Strategy 6 highlights the need to redress this situation, calling for rigorous health service evaluations based on robust indicators by which to monitor health service performance.…”

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Evaluating the impact of sustainable comprehensive primary health care on rural health

Tham¹,

Humphreys²,

Kinsman³

et al. 2010

Australian J Rural Health

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Inadequate health services limit access to health care, delay use at times of need and result in poor health outcomes. Currently, there is a lack of evidence from rigorous health service evaluations to indicate which rural health services work well, where and why that could inform rural health policies and funding. Although the nature of health service models will vary across communities in order to meet their differing geographic circumstances, there is considerable scope for the translation and generalisation of evidence gained from health service models that are shown to be sustainable, responsive and able to deliver local quality health care. This framework can guide future health service evaluation research and thereby provide a better understanding of a health service's impact on the health of the community and its residents.

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Evaluating the impact of sustainable comprehensive primary health care on rural health

Tham¹,

Humphreys²,

Kinsman³

et al. 2010

Australian J Rural Health

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“…The Grant report on health and medical research, 1 released in 2004, yet again pointed to the underdevelopment of health services research in Australia. The need for Australia to invest in its own capacity to study the organisation, delivery and financing of health care has been recognised by all reviews of health and medical research conducted over the past 20 years, 2 and by expert observers and commentators 3 . As the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) gears up for a major initiative in research that aims to provide an evidence base for policy and practice reform, 4 it is worth considering where Australian health services research has had an impact, and the conditions which facilitated this.…”

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National health reform needs strategic investment in health services research

Hall

Viney

2008

Medical Journal of Australia

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With new funding for the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to provide an evidence base for policy and practice reform, it is timely to revisit Australia's recent experiences with health services research and policy development. We provide a broad review of the contribution of Australian health services research to the development of health policy over the past 20 years. We conclude that three preconditions are necessary to influence policy: political will; sustained funding to encourage methodological rigour and build decisionmakers’ confidence; and the development of sufficient capacity and skills.

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“…To the Editor : In concluding that health policy research in Australia is a virtual desert, 1 Van Der Weyden failed to acknowledge several recent developments.…”

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