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

Do you have a Bipolar Disorder?

Researchers at Swinburne University of Technology and the BEAT Lab are looking for participants to help explore how rest–activity patterns, measured through wearable technology, may help predict significant mood changes.

You may be eligible if you:
• Are aged 18–65
• Live in Australia or New Zealand
• Can understand written and spoken English
• Have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder
• Can provide details of your treating medical practitioner
• Are not currently experiencing a mood episode

The study is conducted entirely online, and participants will be reimbursed for their time.

Interested?
Email: tippingpoint@swin.edu.au
Or head to: https://www.beatlab-research.com/projects/tipping-point

Co-designing an equitable model of comprehensive cancer survivorship care for adolescents and young adults

Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors face ongoing physical and psychosocial challenges after treatment, yet access to coordinated, age-appropriate follow-up care remains inconsistent. Building on the evidence-based “Engage” program, this UNSW-led initiative will partner with young survivors and clinicians to co-design an AYA-specific survivorship model that strengthens integrated care while supporting young people to manage their long-term health and wellbeing.

To learn more about the study and check your eligibility, please complete our short screening survey via the secure REDCap link or contact the research team at engage@unsw.edu.au if you have any questions. Participants will receive a $75 VISA gift card for their time.

Enhancing Digitaltech-Humanness in Australian Primary Care Clinics

Are you involved in decision-making about the adoption of digital technologies at your GP clinic?

The University of Queensland are inviting GP practice managers and owners to trial PC-IMPROVE, a practical new tool to enhance Digitaltech‑humanness, the balance of digital technologies and human connection, in primary care.

Complete two short surveys across 16 weeks and receive a personalised report, a planning guide and a summary report to benchmark your clinic against other participating clinics.

This is a great opportunity for Practice Managers to strengthen patient experience, staff wellbeing and practice performance.

Interested?

Click here to access the survey.

Asbestos Voices

Help shape future research on asbestos-related diseases.

The National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases (NCARD) is inviting people affected by asbestos exposure and asbestos-related diseases (including people exposed to asbestos, patients, carers, advocates and healthcare professionals) to complete an anonymous 10-15-minute survey.

The survey asks what questions or issues should be addressed by future medical research into asbestos-related diseases, including diagnosis, treatment, support, and managing health after asbestos exposure.

For more information, click here. To participate in the survey, click here.

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.