Support for research to reduce pressure on emergency departments

The Australian Government will invest up to $24 million in research to improve acute care systems and reduce emergency department waiting times. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

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The MRFF’s 2022 Models of Care to Improve the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Acute Care grant opportunity is now open. Applications close 2 March 2022.

The grant opportunity will support the top medical research and innovation project in each state and territory. These projects will research evidence-based, scalable clinical models of care to improve acute care and help reduce pressure on hospital emergency departments.

Funding is from the MRFF’s Emerging Priorities and Consumer-Driven Research initiative.

See the media release for more information.

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