Reports and plans
Brisbane North PHN produces a range of reports and plans about our work.
Population health snapshot
The population health snapshot contains key health and service statistics for Brisbane North, Moreton Bay and parts of the Somerset region including population, burden of disease and hospitalisation data. Additional figures provide context for the seven health priorities identified in our current Health Needs Assessment.
Women's health snapshot
The women's health snapshot provides an overview of women's health in the Brisbane North PHN region.
Health needs assessment
Our health needs assessments are developed annually in consultation with key stakeholders, including our local hospital and health service, clinicians, service providers, community and consumer representatives. The assessments outline the health and service needs of the population and healthcare system within our region.
We also develop a joint population health report, in partnership with the Metro North Health, to measure the health of the region’s population and provide an overview of the health system.
Following extensive analysis and assessment, the following priority areas were determined. Explore the priority areas by clicking on the links below.
Activity plans
The PHN submits activity work plans providing further details on how our work is responding to the needs identified by the health needs assessment, and the primary healthcare priorities set by the Department.
Regional plans
We engage with a broad range of stakeholders to ensure planning and commissioning approaches reflect specific health priority needs.
See the plans below that address some of these health priorities.
Building on this approach and successes to date, the PHN will adopt a similar regional planning process to respond to the other health priorities.
Five-year healthcare plan for older people who live in Brisbane North, 2017–2022
Brisbane North PHN and Metro North Health have developed a plan for older people who live in Brisbane North.
This plan will address the health priority of coordinated care for older people until 2022.
Planning for wellbeing, 2018–2023
This Regional Plan for North Brisbane and Moreton Bay focuses on mental health, suicide prevention and alcohol and other drug services.
Brisbane North PHN and Metro North Health have sponsored the development of a plan to improve mental health, suicide prevention and alcohol and other drug treatment services in the region.
Evaluation reports
Brisbane North PHN is involved in a wide range of multidisciplinary programs that aim to improve the health of our community. Evaluation reports from these activities are included below.
Geriatric Outreach Assessment Service (GOAS)
An innovative model of care aimed at improving quality of care and reducing potentially preventable Emergency Department presentations and potentially prevented hospitalisations for acutely unwell older persons residing in residential aged care facilities.
For more information on the GOAS project, email agedcareprojects@brisbanenorthphn.org.au.
Mental Health Hubs evaluation report
In 2021, an independent evaluation was completed regarding the Brisbane North mental health Hubs. The purpose of this evaluation was to explore whether this integrated approach improves outcomes for consumers.
The evaluation demonstrated that the Hubs were effective in engaging people living in the community with severe mental illness, led to improvements in psychological distress and recovery outcomes, and met the needs of service users.
