Online Reports

Evaluation of the Home Based Support Service (HBSS) Training Initiative

This report presents the findings of an independent evaluation of the Home Based Support Services Training Initiative which set up and tested an assessment and training framework in foundation skills throughout New Zealand. A variety of organisations contributed to the planning, governance and implementation of the project including Careerforce (Community Support Services ITO), the NZ Home Health Association, providers, consumers, unions, District Health Boards of New Zealand, District Health Boards, and ACC.

The Training Initiative achieved its goals which were to: 
- Develop and support the implementation of training and assessment for HBSS support workers to attain the National Certificate. 
- Test the training and assessment infrastructure and processes for HBSS support workers to attain the National Certificate; and 
- Boost foundation level training of support workers in the HBSS sector.

Needle and Syringe Program Review 2007

Health Outcomes International (HOI) was engaged to conduct a review of the of the Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Program’s (SHBBVP) statewide Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) on behalf of the Department of Health Western Australia (DoH). The primary aim of the review was to identify gaps in existing services and opportunities for improving the accessibility, quality and effectiveness of the statewide NSP services.

Review of Medihotels: Future Directions

The Department of Human Services Victoria (DHS) engaged Health Outcomes International (HOI) Pty Ltd in March 2006, to: “Review the models of care and performance of Medihotels and provide recommendations on ongoing management and funding”.

How do effective schools manage their finances?

This 3-year study of 18 effective New Zealand schools was funded by the NZ School Trustees’ Association and undertaken by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) and HOI. The schools provided a range of location, roll size, and socio-economic decile. The study focused on financial management, to gain some real insight into funding decisions and the factors that influence those decisions, and the use of government operational funding and locally raised funds to meet their students’ needs. Finding out what is needed to accomplish this provides valuable pointers to the adequacy of school funding.

Independent Evaluation of the Implementation of Digital Mammography at BreastScreen Waitemata and Northland

The National Screening Unit (NSU) engaged Health Outcomes International Pty Ltd (HOI) to conduct an independent evaluation of the implementation of digital mammography (DM) at Breast Screen Waitemata and Northland (BSWN).

Evaluation of the sustainability of early childhood education services during the implementation of Pathways to the Future: Nga Huarahi Arataki

A ten-year strategic plan for early childhood education (ECE): Pathways to the Future – Ngā Huarahi Arataki, was launched in September 2002. A new funding system for ECE was introduced in April 2005, together with substantial increases in Government funding for ECE services. Health Outcomes International (HOI) was engaged by the Ministry of Education to evaluate the sustainability of ECE services in the context of these changes.

Family/whānau participation in mental health and addiction services: A stocktake of the Northern region

The Northern DHB Support Agency (NDSA) on behalf of the Northern DHBs, engaged Health Outcomes International Pty Ltd (HOI) to conduct a stocktake of family/whānau participation (FWP) programmes in Northern Region mental health and addiction services.

Evaluation of Specialist Methadone Services

The first of the Specialist Methadone Services (SMS) in Victoria was established in 1994 as part of a redevelopment of drug treatment services, during which resources for institutional based services were redistributed to increase the range of community-based services. While general medical practitioners (GPs) provide the majority of methadone treatment services in Victoria, SMS were developed to provide support for those people receiving methadone treatment with complex medical, psychiatric or psychosocial problems. 

The Evaluation of Victoria’s “Turning the Tide” drug policy

Illicit drugs and their abuse continue to be major issues for Governments at all levels both in Australia and internationally. In global terms the level of health-related harm caused by illicit drug use and abuse is relatively small compared to the harms associated with the socially accepted and regulated use of licit drugs such as alcohol and tobacco. NO LINK

Evaluation of the Relocated HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases Services

Diversion programs seek to refer offenders with problematic substance use issues who have contact with the criminal justice system into treatment. Diversion aims to improve outcomes for substance using offenders through referral to treatment and, for the community, by reducing substance use and associated criminal activity (Swan, O’Keeffe, Alberti and Ritter, 2002). NO LINK

Court Diversion Program Evaluation

The Court Diversion Program Evaluation is an evaluation of three court-based diversionary programs aimed at a spectrum of criminal behaviours. NO LINK

Taking a bite of the apple: The implementation of Fruit in Schools

Healthy Futures is the evaluation of the Ministry of Health’s Fruit in Schools (FIS) initiative. This report summarises the findings to date. The evaluation is being undertaken by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) and HOI.

Research Contributing To A Review Of The Purchasing Strategy For The Public Health Medicine Training Programme

The Clinical Training Agency (CTA) engaged Health Outcomes International Pty Ltd (HOI) to undertake research to contribute to a review of the Public Health Medicine Training Programme.

RESEARCH TO INFORM SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS THAT INCLUDE THE APPLICATION OF SMART ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

In March 2012 the former Queensland Department of Communities (now the Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services) engaged Health Outcomes International (HOI) to conduct research to provide evidence to inform models of disability and community care service  delivery that integrate smart assistive technologies (smartAT) as an integrated component of service delivery for specialist disability and community care services for people with a disability.