Our blog

We believe in sharing the knowledge and learnings we capture through our work with people and organisations across the health and social services sectors. 

Our blog consists of thoughtful and practical content and insight across a range of topic areas that aims to better enable people and organisations to plan, design, implement and evaluate their work.

Health planning, Primary Health Networks, Evaluation and review Bella McIntyre Health planning, Primary Health Networks, Evaluation and review Bella McIntyre

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.

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Organisational strategy, Evaluation and review, Not-for-profits, Primary Health Networks Bella McIntyre Organisational strategy, Evaluation and review, Not-for-profits, Primary Health Networks Bella McIntyre

World Suicide Prevention Day: Action and system change

Suicide prevention affects us all. The projects we have worked on alongside our clients are part of the driving force behind transformative change toward suicide prevention efforts in Australia. Here is a summary of a few different projects we have worked on.

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Evaluation and review, Government, Not-for-profits, Primary Health Networks Bella McIntyre Evaluation and review, Government, Not-for-profits, Primary Health Networks Bella McIntyre

Impact Measurement in the Not-for-Profit Sector: Learning from Six Varied Approaches

Impact measurement is an intriguing concept that many not-for-profit organisations are contemplating. While there's no universally accepted approach, it's worth examining how different organisations have experimented with this concept, both in the present and the past.

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Developing service models that address the drivers of situational distress

We share some insights drawn from a project we recently undertook in reviewing a PHN-funded situational distress service model — these insights aim to help both commissioning agencies and service provider organisations consider how to design more compassionate service models that address situational distress and contribute to suicide prevention outcomes.

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