The Targeted Call for Research: Ensuring the quality and safety of telehealth 2023 grant opportunity aims to identify and understand factors that influence which populations, health conditions and interactions can be effectively managed by telehealth services and to develop tools and supports that assist health service providers select the most appropriate telehealth services and modalities.

Applications received during the call were peer reviewed by an expert panel. Following peer review, 6 applications were funded by NHMRC. Details of the awarded grants are provided in the Funding outcomes table.

Table: Funding outcomes
App IDChief Investigator AApplication TitleAdministering InstitutionBudgetGrant duration
2032344Professor Elif EkinciAdvancing quality and safe Virtual Diabetes Care in Emergency Settings (VIRDI)University of Melbourne$915,823.402024 to 2026
2032615Professor Della ForsterDoes offering a combination of video health and face-to-face visits for antenatal care result in improved patient experience and is it as safe as standard (face-to-face) care? A co-designed non-inferiority randomised controlled trialLa Trobe University$999,585.402024 to 2028
2032671Professor Sarah LarkinsLeveraging NQ telehealth experience for contextually-informed process guidelines to optimise health service access, quality and safety in rural and remote AustraliaJames Cook University$997,376.402024 to 2028
2032726Professor Meredith MakehamThe general practice and residential aged care study of telehealth augmented holistic care – exploring safety, quality, acceptability and sustainability: 'The GRACE-Telehealth Study'University of Sydney$999,969.952024 to 2027
2032739Professor Jonathan KarnonEnabling safe, high quality & high value virtual emergency care in AustraliaFlinders University$999,945.602024 to 2026
2032743Professor Christine PhillipsEnhancing safe telehealth for all in high risk consultations: a multiperspective, mixed-methods studyAustralian National University$602,998.002024 to 2026