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The Australian Centre for Social Innovation

Who we work with: Primary Healthcare Networks (PHNs)

We bring social innovation to every stage of the commissioning cycle to help PHNs improve local healthcare outcomes.

Who we work with: Primary Healthcare Networks (PHNs)

Bridging the gap between services and community needs.

We work as strategic partners with PHNs to realise community-led health outcomes. Our co-design approach ensures that local health solutions are actually fit-for-purpose and responsive to the people who need them most.

We can work together to:

  • Build pathways that connect mental health, aged care, and alcohol/other drug services into a seamless experience
  • Develop models that leverage lived experience to provide support that clinical professionals often can’t
  • Collaboratively develop service models and commission policies and practices to meet diverse needs.
  • Support the take-up of peer-to-peer models to support transitions between services and activate latent community capability
  • Build capabilities within PHNs and local systems to embrace co-production at every stage of the commissioning cycle.
  • Utilise deep listening and qualitative research to inform regional health priorities

Our experience

We’ve partnered with PHNs across Australia to redesign critical health pathways. Recent work includes:

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Featured case study:

Connecting the Brisbane South Health System

Context: PHNs often struggle to bridge the gap between mental health and AOD services, leading to fragmented care.

Scale: An intensive 12-month co-design project involving three major health providers and over 50 people with lived experience.

The work: Facilitated deep-listening sessions and collaborative workshops to identify systemic “sticking points” in the regional referral process.

The outcome: Delivered recommendations for a more connected system, currently being implemented to ensure all community members can seek support.

Let’s build the local healthcare systems Australians deserve

Whether you’re embarking on a new commissioning cycle or looking to redesign service pathways for better community outcomes, our team is ready to help you bridge the gap between policy and practice.

We also work with

Commonwealth and state government

Commonwealth and state government

We have deep and broad experience working within the unique constraints and opportunities of government.

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Philanthropy

Philanthropy

We partner with philanthropic foundations on bold and future-focused projects, initiatives and strategies that centre innovation, lived expertise and outcomes for future generations.

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Not-for-profits and service providers

Not-for-profits and service providers

From ideas to implementation, we work alongside not-for-profit organisations to build the conditions for innovation and lived experience inclusion to thrive.

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Communities

Communities

We support community members and community organisations to strengthen capability for influencing and leading local change.

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Specialist partnerships

Specialist partnerships

We partner with values-aligned researchers and specialists agencies to enable them to use social innovation practices and examples/case studies in their work.

Learn more
Commonwealth and state government

Commonwealth and state government

We have deep and broad experience working within the unique constraints and opportunities of government.

Learn more
Philanthropy

Philanthropy

We partner with philanthropic foundations on bold and future-focused projects, initiatives and strategies that centre innovation, lived expertise and outcomes for future generations.

Learn more
Not-for-profits and service providers

Not-for-profits and service providers

From ideas to implementation, we work alongside not-for-profit organisations to build the conditions for innovation and lived experience inclusion to thrive.

Learn more
Communities

Communities

We support community members and community organisations to strengthen capability for influencing and leading local change.

Learn more
Specialist partnerships

Specialist partnerships

We partner with values-aligned researchers and specialists agencies to enable them to use social innovation practices and examples/case studies in their work.

Learn more

TACSI Learning
Hub

Equip your team with the practical skills to navigate complex health systems and transform your commissioning processes. We run tailored courses and workshops designed specifically to help PHNs build capacity in areas including clinical and community co-design, co-production, and health equity allyship.