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PHCRED Strategy Evaluation reports

2008 independent evaluation

In 2008 an independent evaluation of the PHCRED Strategy took place, with the final report provided to the Department of Health and Ageing at the end of January 2009. The findings of the final evaluation report were largely positive, and highlighted the ongoing need for Government investment in building primary health care research capacity. The evaluation found that the Strategy has been effective in expanding the pool of skilled primary health care researchers in Australia and increasing the competitiveness of the primary health care research sector in accessing research grant funds.

The summary of the evaluation findings can be found on the Department of Health and Ageing website.

2005 independent evaluation

The 2005 independent evaluation of the PHCRED strategy found that the Strategy has helped to build Australian’s capacity in the area of primary health care research. In mid 2005, The Minister for Health and Ageing endorsed the continuation of the Strategy and allocated $61 million to the Strategy over the next four years (2006-2009). The full and summary versions of this evaluation report are available below.

• 2005 Summary Report [PDF:116KB]
• 2005 Full Report [PDF:981KB]