People with disability and their carers face complex and persistent challenges within the health system. In response, the Health and Social Policy Branch (HSPB) of the New South Wales (NSW) Ministry of Health is developing an NSW Health Disability Health Strategy aimed at driving meaningful health system reform. To inform the strategy’s development including community consultations, the HSPB commissioned the Sax Institute to broker a rapid evidence review, which was undertaken by a team of researchers at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation at Macquarie.

The purpose of this review was to identify and synthesise current evidence on effective health service delivery models and best practice approaches that have demonstrated improved health outcomes for people with disability and their carers.

Citation

Lystad RP, Calisa V, Newman B, Clay-Williams R, Harrison R, Mitchell R. Best practice approaches and service elements for addressing key health system issues experienced by people with disability and their carers: an Evidence Check rapid review brokered by the Sax Institute (www.saxinstitute.org.au) for the NSW Ministry of Health, 2026. doi:10.57022/ywwy4572

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