The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) needed advice rapidly on the needs for additional Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurses (PCSNs) around Australia to inform advocacy for Government funding. HealthConsult was retained to prepare the advice. Our work included an analysis of the supply and demand side data by geographic area...
The Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) had difficulty with various projections of the orthopaedic surgeons’ workforce that had been produced by other parties. AOA therefore engaged HealthConsult to prepare information on the current orthopaedic surgeon workforce numbers and issues affecting orthopaedic surgery services provision in Australia; to formulate a methodology to...
The Department of Health introduced a series of new and refined programs under the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement (6CPA) in 2017. As part of assessing the cost effectiveness of these programs, the Department engaged HealthConsult to measure the costs of delivering the Dose Administration Aids (DAA), Stage Supply (SS), MedsCheck,...
The Victorian Pharmacist-Administered Vaccination Program (VPAV) delivers opportunistic immunisation and improved access to vaccinations for people who are most at risk of complications from some preventable diseases. HealthConsult was commissioned to assess the accessibility, quality and safety, workforce impact, effectiveness and sustainability of the VPAV. A mixed-method design was used which...
The NSW Ministry of Health introduced the DQAAP to identify, enhance and promote processes that improve hospitals’ compliance with Ministry data collection requirements and data accuracy. HealthConsult was engaged to evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of the DQAAP. An evaluation framework was developed that was informed by consultation with Ministry...
HealthConsult evaluated the effectiveness and efficiency of the Second Federal Government-Funded Breast Care Nurse Initiative which funded 57 McGrath Breast Cancer Nurses (MBCNs) across Australia. Patients, MCBNs and other clinicians were interviewed and surveyed at a representative sample of 16 MBCN sites to understand the activities and impacts of MBCNs,...
HealthConsult designed and are evaluating a cluster randomised controlled trial of a Chronic Pain MedsCheck service in community pharmacies. The service aims to prevent incorrect use and/or overuse of pain medication, and increase patients’ health literacy in regards to their pain medication. Over 1,700 pharmacies nationally were randomly assigned to deliver...
HealthConsult was engaged by the Department of Health to undertake a contracted assessment (CA) for the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) on 'genome-wide microarray testing for pregnancies with major fetal structural abnormalities detected by ultrasound'. The project involved examining the evidence to the support listing of whole genome-wide microarray in...
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), in response to a government initiative, was tasked with streamlining the conduct of clinical trials in Australia by shortening the time taken for the site governance and authorisation process at trial sites. The NHMRC had designed a ‘Good Practice Process for...
The Department of Health routinely undertakes systematic formal reviews to monitor the use of medicines listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The purpose of the Post-market Review of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) medicines was to review the utilisation, safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of PBS-listed medicines used for patients...