PHC Connect

Building Capacity for Primary Health Care

Key Resources

This page includes:

• reports produced as part of the primary health care policy research undertaken by CHETRE.



• NSW Health reports that relate to Strengthening Health Care in the Community



• links to literature/reports on primary health care from elsewhere in Australia and overseas that relate to primary and community health



• links to other web pages that provide useful information



• presentations from workshops and seminars that have been facilitated by CHETRE as part of its work on primary health care policy research program

Literature and Reports
Links
Presentations

Literature and Reports

This document is an issues paper produced by the NSW General Practice Council in 2004 on changing systems and new models of primary health care.
Primary Health Care: Changing Systems and New Models.   An issue paper from the NSW General Practice Council, December 2004. Download (372 Kb)

McDonald J, & Hare L. The Contribution of primary and community health services. A literature review. Sydney: Centre for Health Equity, Training, Research and Evaluation, UNSW 2004.   Download PDF (192 Kb)

McDonald J. Overview of Primary and Community Health Service Reforms in Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Sydney: Centre for Health Equity, Training, Research and Evaluation, UNSW 2004.  Download PDF (184 Kb)

McDonald J, Harris E, Kurti L, Apollini L, Tudball J. Action on Health Inequalities : Early Intervention and Chronic Condition Self-Management. Health Inequalities Research Collaboration. Primary Health Care Network. 2004.   Download PDF (393 Kb)


This important research undertaken by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation identifies and describes 4 models of primary health care and the effects of these models against six major dimensions.
Choices for Change:  The Path for Restructuring Primary Health Care Services in Canada, Canadian Health Services Research Foundation, November 2003.  Download PDF (113 Kb)

Links

Presentations

The following presentations are from a Seminar held on September 8th entitled " Current issues, priorities and future directions for primary and community health services in NSW "

• Alternatives to Hospitalisation    (640 Kb)


• Current issues, priorities and future directions   (451 Kb)


• Prevention and Early Intervention  (178 Kb)


• Ongoing Care for Chronic Conditions  (3480 Kb)

Strengthening Health Care in the Community   (108 Kb)