Health economics and social policy

Our expertise

We work with community and primary health centres, allied health providers, Primary Health Networks, and other clinical service organisations to deliver comprehensive health needs assessments, organisational structure and governance reviews, and the identification of business development and service expansion opportunities, including preventative care initiatives, revenue modelling, and service design.

Our recent publicly available work

• Assessment on the relationship between investment in eye health and eye outcomes based on available data for selected high-income and medium-income countries – Read more.
• Review of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program – Read more.
• Projection of the supply of and demand for General Practitioner workforce in Australia between 2021 and 2032 - Read more. 

Key contacts

• Sruthi Srikanthan
• Ryan McFarlane
• Mike Kissane
• Kevin Hunault
• Eva Avdic
• Hayden Collins
• Matthew Adams

Our expertise

Our team has a wealth of experience covering nearly a decade of aged care related engagements. We combine health economics, sector expertise and first-hand experience to support governments and providers to navigate structural change, funding reforms and rising demand through rigorous economic analysis, practical policy insight supported by clinicians, for clinicians. 

Our recent publicly available work

Evaluating the Specialist Dementia Care Program for the Australian Department of Health, Disability and Ageing - Read more

Key contacts

• Sruthi Srikanthan
• Cindy Bell
• Kathryn Joannides

Our expertise

We help governments and organisations design, evaluate and improve women’s health programs so that women receive safe, responsive and equitable care – from reproductive health to chronic
disease prevention and beyond. We have also worked on reviews and analyses to support every national cancer screening program in Australia, including Breast Cancer Screening and Cervical Cancer Screening. 

Our recent publicly available work

Developing a baseline report and accompanying dashboard for the National Women’s Health Strategy 2020-30 Monitoring and Reporting Framework - Read more.

Key contacts

• Sruthi Srikanthan
• Kathryn Joannides
• Joanne Tay

Our expertise

We work across the disability sector with governments, non-government organisations, service providers and peak bodies to support the design, evaluation and continuous improvement of policies, programs and services. Our expertise includes NDIS pricing, policy and market design, economic and social impact analysis, service provider costing and efficiency reviews, and the design and evaluation of programs and models of care to support better outcomes for people with disability, their carers and family members.

Our recent publicly available work

• Research quantifying the benefits that can be achieved by removing the barriers to inclusion for people with disability in Australia for the Achieve Foundation – Read more.
• Estimating the value of informal carer provided in Australia – Read more.
• Identifying opportunities to improve workforce participation for Disability Support Pension recipients - Read more.

Key contacts

• Sruthi Srikanthan
• Kathryn Joannides
• Eva Avdic

Our expertise

We work at the intersection of health and medical research, strategy, and impact. Our team supports governments and research organisations to review and measure research impact, design and evaluate grant programs, and develop clear, evidence-based strategies for accelerating research. 

Our recent publicly available work

• Estimating the economic value of the health and medical research sector in Western Australia for the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes – Read more.
• Valuing the impact of genomics on healthcare in Australia - Read more.

Key contacts

• Sruthi Srikanthan
• Hayden Collins
• Eva Avdic

Our expertise

Our team has supported governments and not for profit organisations to design, fund and evaluate domestic, family and sexual violence services systems. We combine economic rigour with practical understanding of frontline service delivery realities. Our understanding of the intersectionality between health, justice and human services systems allows us to apply a whole-of-system lens when assessing the impact of policy and reforms. 

Our recent publicly available work

• Queensland Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Strategy – Review of Third Action Plan for the Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet – Read more.
• Estimating the cost of financial abuse in Australia – Read more.
• Estimating the economic impact of violence against children and young people in NSW and Australia – Read more.

Key contacts

• Sruthi Srikanthan
• Mike Kissane
• Joanne Tay

Our expertise

We work with the Board, Executive and management levels of health service providers. Our work includes clinical service planning, undertaking operational and program reviews, performance management frameworks, conducting organisational financial management capability reviews, developing service feasibility and business cases, implementing management reporting and scorecard reporting frameworks, developing activity based costing methodologies and analysis, undertaking procurement and contestability assessments.

Our recent publicly available work

• Investigating potential improvements in data capture, costing and pricing of posthumous organ donation, retrieval and transplantation services for the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority – Read more.
• Estimating the economic and social cost of allergic disease in Australia – Read more.
• Estimating the cost of pain in Australia – Read more.
• Estimating the prevalence of eating disorders by Primary Health Network - Read more.

Key contacts

• Ryan McFarlane
• Mike Kissane
• Rob Gilbert
• Kevin Hunault
• Cindy Bell
• Eva Avdic
• Erin Britton
• Matthew Adams

Our expertise

We work with police, courts, corrections, emergency services and border security agencies to help deliver better outcomes for individuals and communities, improve service efficiency, and manage risk in an increasingly complex operating environment. This includes services which protect children at risk of abuse, neglect and violence. 

Our recent publicly available work

• Impact Evaluation of Queensland Court Link for the Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General – Read more.
• System level evaluation of the Queensland Our Way strategy for the Queensland Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety - Read more.
• National Child Safety Review – Decision Regulation Impact Assessment – Read more.

Key contacts

• Mike Kissane
• Joanne Tay
• Thushani Lawson
• Abby Haslehurst

Our expertise

We have extensive experience in helping governments design, implement and evaluate mental health services. We believe in the importance of working closely with those with lived and living experience of mental health in all of our mental health and suicide prevention projects. Our team includes registered psychologists and former allied health professionals who have a shared passion to positively influence mental health policies and programs in Australia.

Our recent publicly available work

Estimating the cost of adverse mental health outcomes in the LGBTIQ+  Victorian adult population  - Read more. 

Key contacts

• Sruthi Srikanthan
• Mike Kissane
• Abby Haslehurst
• Eva Avdic
• Joanne Tay

Our expertise

We have extensive experience working with pathology and radiology providers in the public and private sectors, often in partnership with leading pathologists and radiologists.

Our work includes development of costing and pricing models enabling funders and providers to better understand cost structures, reviews of service and business models, revenue optimisation and cost efficiency reviews, and feasibility reviews leading to the formation of state-wide public pathology service structures in multiple jurisdictions.

Key contacts

• Ryan McFarlane
• Rob Gilbert

Our expertise

Deloitte Access Economics’ Gender Economics practice provides analysis and advice related to gender economics and policy. Our practice uses the toolkit of economics to diagnose causes of gender gaps, articulate the costs of inequity, quantify the benefits of closing gender gaps, and design and evaluate programs and policies related to gender equity.  

Our recent publicly available work:

• Evaluating the impact of the Victorian MoRE pilot in supporting schools to deepen their understanding of the link between healthier masculinities and the prevention of family violence - Read more.
• Estimating the economic and social cost of harmful beauty ideals - Read more.
• Developing thought leadership (in collaboration with Australian Investing in Women and Minderoo Foundation) on ways to remake harmful gender norms - Read more. 
• An exploration of trends in women-founded businesses and the impact of support programs - Read more. 
• Estimating the value of informal care - Read more.

Key contacts

• Sruthi Srikanthan
• Rhiannon Yetsenga
• Joanne Tay