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Stream 1 (Round 2) has now closed. Applications are being assessed.
Please note, the Prime Minister has announced a 3 May 2025 federal election and as such the Health and Aged Care portfolio is operating in accordance with the caretaker conventions.
During the caretaker period, the Australian Public Service (APS) adopts practices in line with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) Guidance on Caretaker Conventions.
About the program
Clinical quality registries (CQRs) are organisations that monitor the quality of health care by collecting information from patients who undergo certain medical procedures.
The program will support CQRs to:
- track the safety and performance of treatments and devices
- improve performance reporting for clinicians and hospitals.
It will also support the implementation of the National Strategy for Clinical Quality Registries and Virtual Registries 2020–2030.
Who we work with
We will work with the:
- CQR sector, including clinicians and consumers
- states and territories
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released the revised Australian Framework for Clinical Quality Registries (2024) and hosts the Australian Register of Clinical Registries.
Funding
The 4-year program will fund CQRs in 3 ways:
1. Funding support for existing national CQRs
Ten existing national CQRs will continue to receive funding support:
- Australasian Pelvic Floor Procedure Registry
- Australasian Shunt Registry
- Australia New Zealand Trauma Registry
- Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry
- Australian Breast Device Registry
- Australian Cystic Fibrosis Data Registry
- Australian Dementia Network Registry
- Australian Spine Registry
- Australian Diabetes Clinical Quality Registry
- National Cardiac Registry.
2. New funding streams for national CQRs
Stream 1
Stream 1 will provide funding support for a small number of additional high-priority, national CQRs. These will be selected through a competitive application process on AusTender.
Stream 1 (Round 2) has now closed. Applications are being assessed.
The initial Stream 1 opportunity closed in May 2024. Two national CQRs were successful in that round:
Stream 2
Stream 2 will provide grant funding for short-term projects that help boost CQR capacity.
The new Stream 2, National CQR Automation and Innovation Capacity Building Grant Opportunity, closed on16 January 2025. Applications are being assessed.
See the table below for current Stream 2 projects.
Organisation | Project description |
|---|---|
| Australasian Leukaemia & Lymphoma Group | Developing new data modules for patients with chronic leukaemia in the National Blood Cancer Registry. |
| Monash University | Developing a new patient reported outcome measures module for the Australian Cystic Fibrosis Data Registry. |
| Monash University | Developing a new patient reported data module in the Australia and New Zealand Bariatric Surgery Registry. |
| South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute | Developing a new patient reported outcomes module for the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry. |
3. Strategy activities
The program will fund selected activities that support the continued implementation of the National Strategy for Clinical Quality Registries and Virtual Registries 2020–2030.
The Department has recently engaged Venndelta Pty Ltd to undertake a mapping exercise of common data elements captured in national CQRs.
The Sax Institute is developing a best practice guide on how to embed Indigenous data sovereignty and data governance principles into national CQRs.
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is also working to:
- update the Prioritised list of clinical domains for clinical quality registry development
- modernise the Australian Register of Clinical Registries.
Work is also in progress to:
- continue the CQR Communication and Collaboration Hub
- develop a Good CQR Best Practice Guide
- advance best practice clinician and PROMs reporting.
Read our National CQR Program communique for more details.
See the table below for our current strategy projects.
| Provider | Project description |
|---|---|
| Venndelta Pty Ltd | Mapping of common data elements captured in national CQRs. |
| The Sax Institute | Developing best practice guidance on embedding Indigenous data sovereignty and data governance principles into national CQRs |
| Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | Updating the Prioritised list of clinical domains for clinical quality registry development and modernising the Australian Register of Clinical Registries |
| Monash University | Continuing high priority activities under the National CQR Strategy |
| South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Limited | Developing CQR tools and resources specifically for consumers |
| Monash University | Creating best practice guidelines for registry-based trials |
| South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Limited | Expanding CQR best practice and registry science capability |
Apply for funding
Stream 1 (Round 2) has now closed. Applications are being assessed.
Please register on AusTender and Grant Connect to hear when we publish new opportunities.
The following key words and phrases may help you when registering your interest or when searching for opportunities:
- Clinical Quality Registry
- CQR
- National Clinical Quality Registry Program.
For more information on how to register visit these help pages:
If you have a question about an advertised funding opportunity, please contact the Department using the details provided in the relevant Approach to Market or Grant Opportunity Guidelines documents.
Resources
A National Strategy for Clinical Quality Registries and Virtual Registries 2020–2030
Draft national clinical quality registry strategy – Consultation summary report
Clinical quality registries – Four key benefits for your health
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