Health planning

We support service providers, commissioning agencies and policy-makers to analyse and understand the health and social needs of the communities and populations they serve.

We develop evidence-based and system-level responses that are endorsed by stakeholders and ready for implementation.

Our health planning experience

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Review of after hours homeless healthcare service for Northern Queensland PHN
Review of after hours homeless healthcare service for Northern Queensland PHN

We supported NQPHN to review and re-commission a specific homeless health care service that provided mobile outreach and clinic-based health services for people experiencing homelessness.

Review of the Healthy Workers Initiative for the Office of Industrial Relations
Review of the Healthy Workers Initiative for the Office of Industrial Relations

Beacon Strategies reviewed the Healthy Workers Initiative (HWI) for OIR, completing this project in 2023. During the project, Beacon engaged with a comprehensive number of people, documents and data to review the Healthy Workers Initiative and explore avenues to enhance health and safety outcomes in workplaces.

Facilitation for Metro South Health Equity Strategy - Implementation Plan
Facilitation for Metro South Health Equity Strategy - Implementation Plan

Metro South Health has engaged Beacon Strategies to facilitate a series of workshops to support the implementation planning process and operationalisation of the Metro South Health “Health Equity Strategy”. Our engagement with Metro South Health spans two distinct phases: 1) workshop preparation, and 2) workshop facilitation.

Palliative Care: a 3-year Action Plan for Brisbane South PHN
Palliative Care: a 3-year Action Plan for Brisbane South PHN

We have been engaged to undertake the development of Brisbane South PHN’s Palliative Care 3 Year Action Plan. Within the project, Beacon Strategies will undertake a review of the findings and outcomes of Brisbane South PHN’s previous palliative care projects to inform future commissioning decisions.

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How Primary Health Networks can commission primary care services to better meet the health needs of people experiencing homelessness
How Primary Health Networks can commission primary care services to better meet the health needs of people experiencing homelessness

We highlight the complex and often unmet health needs of the homeless, the challenges in mainstream healthcare services, and the recommendations for a coordinated approach to address these issues.

The Benefits of investing in Co-design
The Benefits of investing in Co-design

Collaborating with diverse voices to create real-world solutions while being transparent and building capabilities fosters meaningful involvement and better outcomes. Discover how co-design enhances idea generation, services, and outcomes.

Strutting Down Bradshaw Boulevard: Navigating the Taxonomy of Needs with Carrie and Jonathan
Strutting Down Bradshaw Boulevard: Navigating the Taxonomy of Needs with Carrie and Jonathan

Today, we're putting the spotlight on two Bradshaws - Carrie, the ever-fashionable protagonist of "Sex and the City," and Jonathan, the British scholar who introduced the Taxonomy of Needs. How do these two relate? Read on to find out…

Co-Design: The Three Essential Elements for Success
Co-Design: The Three Essential Elements for Success

(Quick Read) Co-design is a powerful approach to creating solutions that meet the needs of all stakeholders. In this blog, we'll explore the three essential elements for effective co-design: commitment, capability, and capital.

Want to find out more?

If you’re thinking about how to get the best outcome with your next strategic planning process, we would love to chat about how we might be able to support you. You can contact us here.

We can design an approach to fit the depth and breadth of the process you’d like to run, while also scaling the process to meet any budget constraints. We can support your internal leadership team to run the process, or we can take the lead and allow your leaders to step back and participate as equal contributors.