Primary Health Networks exist to streamline health services, particularly for those at risk of poor health outcomes and to better coordinate care so people receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. Given this, there is a great deal to learn from each other about how community members who are socioeconomically disadvantaged access, navigate and experience the health system.

In part two, we’re moving on and sharing some insights from two recently completed co-design projects our team has undertaken into two separate health system areas where consistent themes on health and financial exclusion have emerged

In February this year, Beacon Strategies Director, Elliot Parkinson attended a Financial Inclusion conference and presented on the regional barriers to financial inclusion and health. The contents of this presentation have now been transformed into the following two-part blog series about financial inclusion and its connection to the concept of health equity.

Through the experiences and insights shared with us during a project to strengthen the responsiveness of health service to the mental health literacy needs of the community, we thought there was value in unpacking what mental health literacy is, exploring how it can be built in communities, and discussing the role of health services. 

The development of the Cairns and Hinterland SPCAP has been quite the journey. Although experiencing a number of temporary disruptions, the end result has been more than worth it. The process so far has been a rewarding one with many highlights to report…

The purpose of this meeting was to present all consultation findings that have been collected so far and present a list of activities that could potentially make it into the final Cairns and Hinterland Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan.