Centre for Health System Reform and Integration

The Mater Research Institute-UQ Centre for Health System Reform and Integration brings together and develops the work of two Centres for Research Excellence—one on primary and secondary care integration and the other on primary care quality, capacity building and governance. Value co-creation informs the Centre’s strategic approach to service innovation through translation of evidence into health care policy and practice. The Centre partners to research, evaluate and train in emerging areas of health system reform internationally.

Implementing policy reform – breaking through the barriers and delivering effective change

In 2025, Professor Claire Jackson is Chairing the Sixth International Health Care Reform Thought Leaders Meeting in Cambridge. The meeting will explore and challenge the failings of health systems globally. To learn more and to buy tickets for the event, click here. 

Scope of activity

• Training, quality improvement, capacity building and development in health system reform
• Research, evaluation, and implementation of evidence into practice
• Strategic facilitation and policy development
• Service innovation and sustainability
• National and international research and policy partnership

Key focus areas

• Co-creation methodology
• Governance for Integrated Care
• Health Care Home (HCH)
• Health Care Home Maturity Measure
• Healthy Ageing and Frailty
• Primary care capacity building
• Queensland eConsultant Partnership Program
• Queensland Virtual Integrated Practice (VIP) Partnership Program
• The Primary Care Amplification Model (PCAM) and ‘beacon’ practice design
• The Primary Care Practice Improvement Tool (PC-PIT) Process.

Partners

• ADHA 
• RACGP 
• Ontario eConsult
• Queensland Health 
• Consumer Heath Forum 
• Alfred Health 
• International Foundation for Integrated Care 
• WQPHN 
• BSPHN 
• NSPHN 
• Eastern Melbourne PHN
• Health Workforce Queensland 
• NQPHN
• DDWMPHN
• HCF Research Foundation
• Australian Frailty Network.