The organization and delivery of health and social services, and the systems and policies that underpin them, are critical components to achieving good health outcomes.

We are interested in examining the quality of available health care, to establish how health services might be improved and made more efficient and effective. Identifying barriers to accessing services and care is of particular interest to our research team, as it represents an important factor limiting improvements in Indigenous health.

Effective health services, systems and policies alone are not the sole contributors to achieving good health. Other government services, such as education, employment, training, housing, planning and environment, play an important role in determining the health of Indigenous and other Australians. As such, our program also takes a macro level approach, looking beyond health services, to determine what effect non-health policy and government systems have on health and wellbeing.

Findings from our research help inform policy makers, and shape the ways in which health care and other services will be delivered in the future.