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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.
Learning from experience — tips for early career public health professionals from a Master of Public Health student placement
For the first semester of 2021, Beacon Strategies hosted two students on placement in the final year of completing their Masters of Public Health (MPH). In their final week of placement, we asked Carla and Emily to share some insights on what it was like to complete their MPH student placement.
How to develop a strategic plan if you work in the not-for-profit sector
Whether you engage a consultant or not, whether you go deep or light touch - there are a number of key steps that can set your strategic planning process up to be meaningful and insightful. By considering the following tips, you can ensure you have the information and insights you need to begin developing an effective strategic plan.
5 steps for Primary Health Networks before embarking on their next service design project.
Recently, our team has closed out a number of PHN specific design projects. As a means of providing value for our PHN colleagues, we thought we would share some specific service design insights and tips for you to consider before running your next service design process.
Cairns and Hinterland Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan Community Advisory Group Meeting - May
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.
Lived experience & LGBTIQAP+ engagement summary
Through a series of face-to-face co-design sessions, we gained many insights from a range of community members’ perspectives. These insights will directly inform the development of the Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan (SP-CAP) for the Cairns and Hinterland region.
5 considerations for PHNs to go from regional planning to effective commissioning
Regional planning processes aim to build a PHN’s understanding of a particular health issue. Through targeted engagement with stakeholders, regional planning enables PHNs to prioritise activities for investment. This blog offers those working in PHNs 5 things to consider prior to commencing their next regional planning process.
Cairns and Hinterland Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan Community Advisory Group Meeting - April
Find out what we have achieved in the Community Advisory Group meetings for this project so far and the approach and outcomes of the April meeting, discussing the vision, purpose, implementation and governance of the Cairns and Hinterland region Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan.
Cairns and Hinterland Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan Community Advisory Group Meeting - March
Wondering what the SPCAP CAG meetings look like? This blog explores our Community Advisory Group meeting: co-design session 1. Within this meeting, we identified issues and ideas surrounding suicide in the Cairns and Hinterland region communities. The outcomes of this meeting have detailed in this blog so be sure to check it out.
Introducing our new brand - a time for change
We’re excited about all that is to come in 2021 and beyond for our team and our partner organisations, and being able to communicate all of this through an engaging and recognisable brand. We hope you like it as much as we do.