Ms Sally Hall
Research Manager, Rural Clinical School
College of Health & Medicine
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+61 2 4822 9021
Areas of expertise
- Primary Health Care 111717
- Clinical Nursing: Primary (Preventative) 111002
- Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care) 111003
- Public Health And Health Services 1117
- Medicine, Nursing And Health Curriculum And Pedagogy 130209
Research interests
Nursing in general practice
Safety, quality & clinical governance in primary health care
The impact of interprofessional and interpersonal relationships within healthcare settings.
Biography
Sally Hall has worked as a health services researcher since 2005. She is a Registered Nurse with a background in critical care and post graduate qualifications in clinical management. She has worked as a nurse in general practice, hospital and public health settings, and as the Director of Policy and Planning with a rural NSW Division of General Practice. She also has experience in clinical quality systems, and governance development and implementation in the publicly-funded health sector, having worked as the Manager of Clinical Health Improvement for a NSW Area Health Service.
In 2003 she was one of two inaugural recipients of the National Institute for Clinical Studies' GP Leader Awards, and is a foundation member of the Research Advisory Board of the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, as well as a member of Royal Australian College of General Practioners (RACGP) National Research & Evaluation Ethics Committee.
She has experience in the design and implementation of qualitative and mixed methods research including large scale cross-sectional observational and ethnographic studies, systematic reviews and cluster-randomised trials exploring complex system level interventions in primary health care. In addition she has participated in numerous consultancy projects including contracts with State funded health services.
She has extensive experience in the management and analysis of qualitative data as well as social network analysis, and with colleagues utilises novel and innovative research methods and techniques.
Publications
- Desborough, J, Hall, S, Phillips, C et al. 2021, 'Lessons for the global primary care response to COVID-19: a rapid review of evidence from past epidemics', Family Practice, pp. 1-15.
- Desborough, J, Hall, S, Davis, S et al. 2021, 'Reflecting on Australia�s five principles for pandemic response in primary care through the lens of early international experiences of COVID-19', Australian Journal of General Practice.
- Desborough, J, Hall, S, Rankin, D et al 2020, 'The importance of consistent advice during a pandemic: A analysis of Australian advice regarding personal protective equipment in healthcare settings during COVID-19', Australian Journal of General Practice, vol. 49, no. 6, pp. 369-372.
- Hall, S, Desborough, J, Kelaher, C et al 2020, 'COVID-19 highlights risks of healthcare and social care workers attending work while ill', Australian Journal of General Practice, vol. 49.
- Desborough, J, Hall, S, de Toca , L et al. 2020, 'Australia's national COVID-19 primary care response', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 213, no. 3, pp. 104-106.e1.
- Barton, C, Michael Tam, C, Abbott, P et al 2017, 'Can research that is not intended or unlikely to be published be considered ethical?', Australian Family Physician, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 442-444.
- Phillips, C, Hall, S, Elmitt, N et al 2017, 'People-centred integration in a refugee primary care service: a complex adaptive systems perspective', Journal of Integrated Care, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 26-38.
- Phillips, C, Hall, S & Irving, M 2016, 'Impact of interprofessional education about psychological and medical comorbidities on practitioners' knowledge and collaborative practice: mixed method evaluation of a national program', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 16, no. 465, pp. 1-9pp.
- Craig, P, Phillips, C & Hall, S 2016, 'Building social capital with interprofessional student teams in rural settings: a service-learning model', Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 271-277.
- Craig, P, Hall, S & Phillips, C 2016, 'Using the Freeth/Kirkpatrick model to evaluate interprofessional learning outcomes in a rural setting', Focus on Health Professional Education, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 84-99.
- Phillips, C, Dwan, K, Hepworth, J et al 2014, 'Using qualitative mixed methods to study small health care organizations while maximising trustworthiness and authenticity', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 14, no. 559, pp. 1-13.
- Phillips, C & Hall, S 2013, 'Nurses and the wise organisation: techne and phronesis in Australian general practice', Nursing Inquiry, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 121-132.
- Pearce, C, De Lusignan, S, Phillips, C et al 2013, 'The Computerized Medical Record as a Tool for Clinical Governance in Australian Primary Care', Interactive Journal of Medical Research (i-JMR), vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 21-33.
- Craig P, Phillips C, Hall S, Irving M, 2013. 'Situated learning for interprofessional practice: Evaluating the Health ‘Hubs and Spokes’ rural placement program in South East NSW'. Report for the Health Hubs & Spoke Program. Canberra: Australian National University.
- Pearce, C, Hall, S, Phillips, C et al 2012, 'A spatial analysis of the expanding roles of nurses in general practice', BMC Nursing, vol. 11, no. 13.
- Phillips C, Hall S, Irving M, 2012. 'Evaluation of the Mind The Gap Training & Education Package (Phase II)'. Report for The Australian General Practice Network. Canberra: Australian National University.
- Pearce, C, Phillips, C, Hall, S et al 2011, 'Following the funding trail: Financing, nurses and teamwork in Australian General Practice', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 11, no. 38, p. 9.
- Pearce, C, Shearer, M, Phillips, C et al 2011, 'Views of GPs and practice nurses on support needed to respond to pandemic influenza: a qualitative study', Australian Health Review, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 111-115.
- Haesler E, Phillips C, Hall S, et al 2011. 'An international review of breast screening standards'. Report for the Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing. Canberra: Australian National University 2011.
- Hall, S, Phillips, C, Gray, P et al 2011, 'Where there is no gold standard: Mixed method research in a cluster randomised trial of a tool for safe prioritising of patients by medical receptionists', International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, vol. 5, pp. 25-39.
- Hall SJ, Phillips CB, Dubois L, et al 2010. 'Preventing Falls, promoting Health, Engaging Community: Evaluation report of the Greater Southern Area Health Service Physical Activity Leaders Network Tai Chi Program'. Canberra: Australian National University.
- Phillips CB, Hall SJ, Pearce CM, et al 2010. 'Improving quality through clinical governance in primary health care'. Canberra: Australian Primary Health Care Institute.
- Pearce, C, Hall, S & Phillips, C 2010, 'When policy meets the personal: general practice nurses in Australia', Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, vol. 15, no. Suppl 2, pp. 26-34.
- Phillips, C, Pearce , C, Hall, S et al. 2010, 'Can clinical governance deliver quality improvement in Australian general practice and primary care? A systematic review of the evidence', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 193, no. 10, pp. 602-607.
- Pearce, C, Phillips, C, Hall, S et al 2009, 'Contributions from the lifeworld: quality, caring and the general practice nurse', Quality in Primary Care, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 5-13.
- Glasgow, N, Marley, J, Kristjanson, L et al 2008, 'Bringing evidence to bear on policy processes: the challenge of the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 188, no. 8, pp. s46-s49.
- Phillips, C, Patel, M, Glasgow, N et al 2007, 'Australian general practice and pandemic influenza: models of clinical practice in an established pandemic', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 186, no. 7, pp. 355-358.
- Hall, S 2007, 'Divisions of general practice and practice nurse development in Australia', Contemporary Nurse, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 37-47.
- Phillips, C, Dwan, K, Pearce, C et al 2007, 'Time to talk, time to see: Changing microeconomies of professional practice among nurses and doctors in Australian general practice', Contemporary Nurse, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 137-144.
- Phillips, C, Pearce, C, Hall, S et al 2007, 'Enhancing care, improving quality: the six roles of the general practice nurse', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 191, no. 2, pp. 92-97.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- A model to strengthen capacity and coordination of palliative and end-of-life care in Cooma residential aged care. (Secondary Investigator)
- Evaluation of a General Practice Capability Building and Quality Improvement Initiative (Secondary Investigator)
- Integrated care:oganisational process, patient-centred outcome or both? Learning from first generation integrated primary health care centres (Secondary Investigator)
- Who uses guidelines when in general practice? A naturalistic decision analysis (Secondary Investigator)
- Review of International Breast Screening Standards (Secondary Investigator)
- Evaluation of Mind the Gap training and education package (Secondary Investigator)
- Interprofessional Working within General Practice (Secondary Investigator)
- Provision of evaluation services (Secondary Investigator)
- Evaluation of a triaging protocol for non-clinical staff in general practice - prioritisation of patients: a guide to urgency for non-clinical staff (POPGUNS) (Secondary Investigator)
