The NSW Primary Health Care Research Capacity Building Program (NSW PHC) has been funded by the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA), under the RCBI component of the PHCRED Strategy to develop a capacity in primary health care in NSW to conduct and use the results of research and evaluation. The Program is conducted at two levels: state wide coordination of activities that are relevant to all universities, and implementation of activities at a regional and local level by individual University Departments.

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Initially established in 2001, the Program is a collaborative one between seven university departments of the University of Newcastle, University of Sydney, University of New South Wales and the Australian National University. A State Advisory Committee oversees the broad direction of the collaboration and has members from the University Departments, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, the NSW Office of the Department of Health and Ageing, the Alliance of NSW Divisions, from NSW Health, Allied Health and other primary health care sectors.