Health Needs Assessment
About our Health Needs Assessments
Understanding our region’s health needs and service gaps is foundational to Brisbane South PHN’s commissioning approach. Every 3 years, we undertake a comprehensive Health Needs Assessment in partnership with our health system partners, service providers, and the local community.
This assessment guides our annual planning of investments and resources, focusing on specific demographics, geographic areas, health concerns, and essential functions, such as healthcare workforce development and digital health innovation, in alignment with directives provided by the Department of Health and Aged Care.
Brisbane South Joint Regional Needs Assessment 2025-27
The Brisbane South Joint Regional Needs Assessment (JRNA) 2025-27 identifies the main health and service needs of our region.
The JRNA was developed in partnership by Metro South Health (MSH) and Brisbane South PHN (Primary Health Network). The JRNA ensures our planning and services meet the needs of our community.
The JRNA identified needs based on:
insights from community members and healthcare staff
analysis of health trends, service use and risk factors
review of existing plans and broader health system goals.
These needs were then prioritised according to what matters most to the Brisbane South community.
Our health priorities
In 2025-27, the health priorities for the Brisbane South PHN region include:
health equity for priority population groups
mental health
prevention and management of chronic disease
domestic and family violence
wait times and capacity of health services to meet growing demand
access to bulk-billing GP services.
For the full list of 24 priorities, please see the report.
Learn more
Read the Brisbane South Joint Regional Needs Assessment 2025-27 report for more details.
Explore all recent Health Needs Assessments
Click on the links below to read and download past and current Health Needs Assessments for the Brisbane South PHN region:
Sub-regional profiles
Brisbane South PHN has developed 20 sub-regional profiles to complement our Needs Assessment and provide a greater level of detail about our communities.
The profiles help Brisbane South PHN and our partners to identify variation within our region and assist in planning and delivering services to improve the health and wellbeing of our communities.