KBC was engaged to assist the newly formed WQPHN to develop their Health Needs Assessment (HNA).
Key Deliverables:
- Detailed technical paper
- Stakeholder consultation across 3 geographical regions (900,000km2)
- Service analysis to inform commissioning
Methodology:
- Quantitative analysis of demographic and epidemiological data
- Quantitative analysis of health service utilisation data
- Quantitative and qualitative service mapping
- Stakeholder consultation
- Service and system gap analysis
- Identification of best practice approaches to address service gaps
- Analytical discussion and synthesis of issues and evidence including prioritisation of need
Outcomes:
HNA was completed to meet DOH requirements
HNA has and continues to inform commissioning of services to meet identified gaps using best practice models