Rural medical workforce maldistribution and shortage remain key problems for Australia and other large countries with dispersed populations. This comes as no surprise given its
Did you know that it takes an average of 17 years to move 14% of research into clinical practice? What if we could tell you
Great short piece of theatre from the UK THIS Institute (an organisation dedicated to strengthening the evidence base for improving healthcare.) It looks at a
The nine Australian health translation centres worked together in 2018 to develop a National Framework for Health Systems Improvement and Sustainability. This has been submitted
Safety giant Shojania wrote this editorial to accompany a study where predictive risk stratification was introduced into primary care in order to help Welsh GPs
This paper was a surprise. Translation of evidence into practice is central to NSWRHP’s mission and co-production of research, where end users are participants in
Informing, guiding and promoting the evaluation and implementation of cost-effective health technologies and models of care.
Improving the experience for people at a sensitive stage of life.
Supporting the implementation of physical activity policies at schools.
Increasing the use of evidence-based government services by delivering health information and referral direct to parents.
Encouraging students to choose water by providing better education and access to chilled water.
There are numerous programs and services that play a valuable role in obesity prevention and treatment within the NSWRHP area.
Working with Aboriginal families and children towards positive outcomes for their communities.
Increasing vaccination rates, thereby preventing serious childhood disease and strengthening community resilience.
Providing neurologist videoconferencing and advanced CT imaging-supported stroke treatment in seven rural hospitals.
Our Objective is to make appreciable improvements in patient outcomes and experience by translating evidence into practice.
Our Purpose is to accelerate the translation of evidence into practice to improve the health and wellbeing of regional, rural and remote communities.
In late 2019 the NSWRHP developed a strategic plan for 2019 – 2022. The Strategic plan outlines the priorities of the Centre along with its purpose, objective and ways of working. To view a copy of the strategic plan click here.
Welcome to 2019 and also to our new website. NSW Regional Health Partners is a very new organisation but determined to have an impact – by accelerating the translation of evidence into practice to improve the health and wellbeing of regional, rural and remote communities.
Currently there is frequently a gap between the best evidence we know and the care patients actually receive. This ‘translation gap’ is a major problem, reducing the benefit of investment in biomedical research, resulting in research waste and needlessly poor outcomes for individuals and communities. Closing it is not easy:
‘as a social intervention, improving health care is complex and, therefore, difficult to understand, design, implement, reproduce, describe and report’.
