The HCF Research Foundation and the RACGP Foundation have established a research grant for the purpose of funding research into health services issues of relevance to general practice.

The HCF Research Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable trust established to encourage health service research for the benefit of all Australians. The HCF Research Foundation aims to increase the evidence base in the delivery of health care services and support the translation of research into practice.

This grant has a health services research focus. The main goals of health services research are identifying the most effective ways to organise, manage, finance, and deliver high quality care; reducing medical errors; and improving patient safety. Research should lead to improved healthcare outcomes, including the quality, efficiency, equity of, and access to, health services.

Award details

One grant of $120,000 (excluding GST) is available for a period of up to 18 months to fund research into health services issues of relevance to general practice, with broad translation and implementation potential.

Projects could focus on one or more of the following themes:

• impact of different models of care
• access to care
• effectiveness of care
• quality of care
• efficiency of care
• cost of care.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Health Services Research in General Practice Grant, the principal investigator must:

• be a general practitioner or general practice registrar, AND
• have an active leadership role in the project and sufficient experience in leading and conducting research to ensure its successful completion.

We encourage applicants to consider including early career researchers, within a more experienced team, to continue to build general practice research capacity.

• Email: foundation@racgp.org.au