Primary Care Research

CESPHN’s research team is committed to assisting local researchers to conduct high quality, ethical primary care research.

Our aim is to involve GPs, practices nurses, allied health, and other relevant staff from inception through to publication. Through this process our knowledge-rich local primary health care workforce can better shape and be connected to the research being conducted in our region, as well as drive areas for quality improvement.

The CESPHN Research Strategy 2024-2027 provides guidance to researchers and other stakeholders regarding CESPHN’s research vision and strategic research priorities. This will ensure that the research efforts we support are consistent with our overall vision and strategic planning.

CESPHN Research Strategy 2024-2027

CESPHN accepts research requests from:

External research proposals seeking endorsement or promotion to stakeholders (for example, to recruit participants)
External research proposals seeking participation in developing the proposal and/or carrying out elements of a research project.

For all research requests please complete the form from the link below, and a research officer will be in touch.

Research Request Form

For all additional information, please email:

research@cesphn.com.au

Did you know?

ClinTrial Refer connects GPs to current clinical trials. For More information go to https://www.clintrial.org.au/

Research Studies/Clinical Trials currently recruiting participants

Connect to Move

Help shape inclusive physical activity!

Researchers from the University of Sydney, La Trobe University, Inclusion Australia, Down Syndrome Victoria, and the Prader-Willi Research Foundation are inviting participants to take part in the Connect to Move study.

Connect to Move aims to increase physical activity engagement among adults with intellectual disability by co-designing and implementing a physical activity navigator program.

The research team are currently seeking:

Adults with intellectual disability
Family members and caregivers of adults with intellectual disability
Professionals working in health, disability, sport and recreation, education, or policy, who support adults with intellectual disability and their families

Participants can contribute through focus groups/interviews, co-design workshops, and feedback surveys.

To learn more, please visit: https://www.imh.org.au/connect-to-move. To express your interest in participating, click here.

MIND-MAP Project

Help shape the future of diabetes care.

The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes (ACBRD) are launching a national study, MIND-MAP, to better understand how diabetes affects the emotional well-being of Australians over time.

You may be eligible to participate if you are aged 18 years or over, live in Australia, and have Type 1 diabetes (T1D), Type 2 diabetes (T2D), Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) or Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA).

Participation involves:

Four short online surveys over three years
Sharing your experiences of living with diabetes and emotional wellbeing

The survey is now open, click here to take part.

Your participation will help improve mental health support for people living with diabetes across Australia.

INCLUSIVE: Co-Design Study

Share your thoughts on intergenerational activities for older adults with changes in their memory or thinking.

Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health and UNSW are conducting a study to co-design an intergenerational program that brings young children together with older adults experiencing memory or thinking changes. The project aims to understand what makes these programs safe, meaningful, and effective.

The study is seeking input from:

Older adults aged 60+ (with or without changes in memory or thinking)
Family members and carers of older adults
Parents and guardians of children aged 3-6 years
Early childhood educators and service providers
GPs, geriatricians, old-age psychiatrists, allied health professionals and aged care workers
Government, policy, advocacy and community sector representatives involved in aged care, brain health, or intergenerational activities

What’s involved?

A short screening and demographics questionnaire
2–3-hour workshop or 45–60-minute interview

Participants can also enter a draw to win one of three $75 gift cards.

Click here to participate in the questionnaire.

The Central and Eastern Sydney Primary and Community Health Cohort/Linkage Resource (CES-P&CH)

The resource

The linkage dataset currently has 10 datasets and over 170 million records (20.7 million for CES) from 2006 onwards including: 45 and Up Study questionnaire data (including the SEEF – Social, Economic and Environmental Factors sub-study) linked to Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), Admitted Patient Data Collection (APDC), Emergency Department Data Collection (EDDC), Mental Health Ambulatory Data Collection (MHADC), Cancer Registry (CCR) and Deaths Data (RBDM and COD).

Partnership

CES-P&CH is built on strong and long-standing partnership between the Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (CPHCE) at the University of New South Wales and the Sydney Local Health District (SLHD), the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) and the Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Care Network (CESPHN).

Project website

The project has a webpage on the CPHCE website. This page includes information about CES-P&CH including a description of the project, research forum reports, lists of publications and conference presentations see https://cphce.unsw.edu.au/research/health-system-integration-and-primary-health-care-development/central-and-eastern-Sydney

Social Isolation Report

This study explored two measures of possible social disconnectedness (social isolation and living alone) and their impact on health, health care and mortality using the Central and Eastern Sydney Primary and Community Health Cohort/Linkage Resource.

Click here to read the Social Isolation Report.