What is PHC RIS?

The Primary Health Care Research & Information Service (PHC RIS) is a national primary health care organisation based at Flinders University in South Australia in the Discipline of General Practice. PHC RIS and its website is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

The PHC RIS website provides a gateway to general practice and primary health care research resources for practitioners, researchers, policy makers, primary health care organisations and consumers.

First established in 1995 as the National Information Service (NIS) the Primary Health Care Research and Information Service (PHC RIS) changed its name in 2001 to better represent the work we do.

We are supported by our stakeholders through the PHC RIS Strategic Advisory Group, Flinders University, and the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

Vision - what we aspire to be

PHC RIS excels in sharing information and knowledge to support Australian primary health care to improve health outcomes and service provision.

Mission - what we do to achieve our vision

PHC RIS works in partnership with our stakeholders in the primary health care community to generate, manage and share quality information and knowledge that informs and influences policy and performance in primary health care.

Goals - what we do to achieve our mission

PHC RIS collaborates with stakeholders to:

1. provide comprehensive information and evidence about Australian primary health care
2. facilitate the exchange of information and knowledge 
3. improve accessibility to quality data, information and evidence
4. expand PHC RIS opportunities in and understanding of knowledge exchange and networking

Values and principles -how we operate

PHC RIS adheres to and promotes the values of transparency, integrity, respect, trust, innovation, professionalism and responsibility.

PHC RIS is guided by the following principles:

• we provide high quality information that is valid, relevant, accessible, timely, comprehensive and tailored.
• we involve potential users in our data collection, research and evaluation to optimise the value and maximise uptake of findings.
• our partnerships are based on respectful reciprocal relationships.
• we undertake continuous quality improvement through consultation and evaluation
• we provide opportunities for dialogue and discussion within our team and among our stakeholders
• we actively contribute to the Flinders university community

Stakeholders -who we work with

Our stakeholders comprise our funders, our university, primary health care researchers (in particular those associated with the PHCRED Strategy) and research users. Research users include primary health care policy makers, primary health care service providers, primary health care organisations and consumer groups.

Staff

PHC RIS staff are motivated and inspired by our vision. They are competent, innovative and responsive. PHC RIS is a family friendly organisation and provides opportunities for career development and promotion wherever possible. View details about the roles and activities of the PHC RIS team.