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.
Streamlining Healthcare: The Role of Care Pathways
While 'care pathway' is a commonly used term, there are many different definitions and types of pathway that exist. We look at what a care pathway is, how to develop one and some case studies.
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
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
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
(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.
Why you should undertake client journey mapping
Journey mapping can be used to design or refine your programs and services in order to provide your clients with a better experience, and to help you understand what your client is doing, thinking, and feeling during their ‘journey,’ when using your service. We explain what’s involved in client journey mapping and why you should do it.
New role: Brisbane-based Health Consultant
We have a great role up for grabs in our close-knit team, delivering high-quality consultancy projects primarily in the health sector. We are looking for someone with 5 years of professional experience in a relevant sector environment, such as health consulting, PHNs, local health networks or health service providers.
PHN News: Financial inclusion, health equity and the role of PHNs
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.
Regional barriers to financial inclusion and health - part 2: what people have told us
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