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.

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How can local health systems improve the uptake of social prescribing? A South Eastern NSW case study (3/3)

Moving from a position of mobilising general support for the concepts towards the uptake and implementation of social prescribing elements is the challenge. There are significant opportunities to enhance the uptake of social prescribing in local communities and health systems right across Australia, with PHNs having a particularly profound opportunity to lead the charge. 

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What does good social prescribing look like? A South Eastern NSW case study (2/3)

In considering what ‘good’ looks like in the context of social prescribing, we should start with why it’s not already happening. It seems logical to focus on a person’s health and social needs and from the work we’ve done with consumers and health professionals, there is shared recognition of the importance and need for something like social prescribing. 

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What is social prescribing? A South Eastern NSW case study (1/3)

With the continued focus on social prescribing as a ‘high-value, low-cost’ way of improving the responsiveness of the health system, we thought it would be worthwhile to unpack some of what we learnt in that project to share with other PHNs commissioning social prescribing service models or linkage program providers. This blog is the first of three in a South Eastern NSW case study series: what is social prescribing?

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What can Primary Health Networks do to strengthen mental health literacy?

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. 

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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.

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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.

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