The Boosting Apprentice Commencements (BAC) and Completing Apprentice Commencements programs aimed to support businesses take on an apprenticeship or traineeship during the COVID-19 pandemic. This evaluation sought to answer questions covering apprentice commencements and completions, apprentice and employer characteristics, and cost effectiveness. There are 7 major lessons for the design of future policies outlined in...

During the COVID-19 pandemic many planned surgeries in Victoria were deferred. The COVID Catch-up Plan aimed to improve the health system’s capacity to deliver planned surgeries and address the backlog from the pandemic. This audit was conducted to see if the plan delivered its intended outcomes. It made two recommendations to address its findings.

This paper reviews the COMPASS model, developed in response to the demand for paediatric mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The model effectively enhanced clinician confidence in managing child and adolescent mental health disorders, reduced reliance on specialists’ services, fostered collaborative care and supported clinician wellbeing. The paper suggests the model could be scaled...

This research looks at public health responses to homelessness during the COVID emergency in Australia. It identifies barriers, adaptations and lessons learned from increased teamwork between public health and homelessness sectors. It investigates how these partnerships formed and how they can continue with ongoing adequate funding, staffing and logistical support.

The strategy provides a framework to increase and sustain immunisation uptake in Australia over the next five years. It sets a vision for a healthier Australia through immunisation. It is supported by a mission to reduce the impact of vaccine-preventable diseases through high uptake of safe, effective and equitable immunisation across the lifespan.​