Factors that influence evidence-informed meso-level regional primary health care planning: a qualitative examination and conceptual framework.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence-informed primary health care (PHC) planning in decentralised, meso-level regional organisations has received little research attention. In this paper we examine the factors that influence planning within this environment, and present a conceptual framework.

Methods

We employed mixed methods: case studies of five Australian Primary Health Networks (PHNs), involving 29 primary interviews and secondary analysis of 38 prior interviews; and analysis of planning documents from all 31 PHNs. The analysis was informed by a WHO framework of evidence-informed policy-making, and institutional theory.

Results

Influential actors included federal and state/territory governments, Local Health Networks, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations, local co

SUBMITTER: Windle A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10521552 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature