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Dr Belinda Ford

Dr Belinda Ford

Conjoint Lecturer

PhD (2021) - Health systems research

Masters of Public Health

Masters of Health Management

Bachelor of Science (Population Health and Psychology)

Medicine & Health
School of Population Health

Dr Belinda Ford, MPH, MHM, PhD is currently working as a Research Fellow at the George Institute for Global Health and conjoint lecturer at UNSW Medicine and Health. She is an experienced health systems researcher with an interest in initiatives which support patients to access effective and timely care and improve health outcomes.

Belinda has expertise in both implementation and evaluation of a range of health service improvement initiatives in Australia and overseas, including integrated care models, telehealth and virtual care, primary care and hospital partnerships, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community driven evaluations. 

Belinda has also worked in a range of public health roles, including research and program delivery, hospital and health system support agencies. 

In 2021, Belinda finalised her PhD in Health Systems Research through UNSW Medicine (The George Institute), and she has previously been awarded a dual Master in Pubic Health and Health Management from UNSW.

 
Phone
+61-2-8052 4357
E-mail
bford@georgeinstitute.org.au
Location
The George Institute for Global Health https://www.georgeinstitute.org/about-us/our-people/people-at-the-george-institute/belinda-ford
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Armitage L; Turner S; Ford B; McDonald KA; Sparke D; Kark L, 2025, 'A prosthesis user perspective on interactions with their prosthetist during lower-limb prosthetic socket fitting', Prosthetics and Orthotics International, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PXR.0000000000000463
    Journal articles | 2025
    Huang-Lung J; Rai A; Duong A; Balakrishnan A; Khan A; Husudo J; Gyawali R; Nazarian J; Ford B; Rhee J; Jalbert I; Keay L, 2025, '‘Whatever the GP says, is what I'll do’—A qualitative study of patient perspectives in accessing primary eye care for type 2 diabetes', Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 45, pp. 67 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/opo.13398
    Journal articles | 2025
    Santos CAK; Hunter K; Barnier B; Porykali B; Ford B; Bennett-Brook K; Mackean T; Litton E; Affandi JS; Ryder C; Senthuran S; Coombes J, 2025, 'Informed consent processes with First Nations peoples undergoing surgery or invasive procedures: a scoping review', BMC Medical Ethics, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12910-025-01280-8
    Journal articles | 2024
    Armitage L; Kark L; McDonald KA; Sparke D; Ford B, 2024, '"A good socket fit can make you or break you": A multimethod study to explore the perceptions and experiences of socket fitting among people with lower-limb loss in Australia', Prosthetics and Orthotics International, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PXR.0000000000000420
    Journal articles | 2024
    Peiris D; Feyer AM; Barnard J; Billot L; Bouckley T; Campain A; Cordery D; de Souza A; Downey L; Elshaug AG; Ford B; Hanfy H; Hales L; Khalaj BH; Huckel Schneider C; Inglis J; Jan S; Jorm L; Landon B; Lujic S; Mulley J; Pearson SA; Schierhout G; Sivaprakash P; Stanton C; Stephens A; Willcox D, 2024, 'Overcoming silos in health care systems through meso-level organisations – a case study of health reforms in New South Wales, Australia', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101013
    Journal articles | 2023
    Armitage L; McDonald KA; Kark L; Buller A; Ford B, 2023, 'Transtibial prosthetic socket fitting: Australian prosthetist perspectives on primary challenges, management strategies, and opportunities for workflow and technological innovation', Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 47, pp. 194 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PXR.0000000000000174
    Journal articles | 2023
    Chan SCY; Shah PR; Tan K; Ford B; Webber A; Keay L, 2023, 'Integration of hospital and community care for paediatric ophthalmology: A mixed-methods study', Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 43, pp. 997 - 1006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/opo.13160
    Journal articles | 2023
    Ford B; Angell B; Liu H; White A; Keay L, 2023, 'Implementation and scalability of shared care models for chronic eye disease: a realist assessment informed by health system stakeholders in Finland, the United Kingdom, and Australia', Eye Basingstoke, 37, pp. 2934 - 2945, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41433-023-02444-9
    Journal articles | 2023
    Weerasinghe LS; Dunn HP; Fung AT; Maberly G; Cheung NW; Weerasinghe DP; Liew G; Do H; Hng TM; Pryke A; Marks SI; Nguyen H; Jayaballa R; Gurung S; Ford B; Bishay RH; Girgis CM; Meyerowitz-Katz G; Keay L; White AJ, 2023, 'Diabetic Retinopathy Screening at the Point of Care (DR SPOC): detecting undiagnosed and vision-threatening retinopathy by integrating portable technologies within existing services', BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2023-003376
    Journal articles | 2022
    Gadsden T; Ford B; Angell B; Sumarac B; De Oliveira Cruz V; Wang H; Tsilaajav T; Jan S, 2022, 'Health financing policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: a review of the first stages in the WHO South-East Asia Region', Health Policy and Planning, 37, pp. 1317 - 1327, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czac071
    Journal articles | 2021
    Ford BK; Angell B; White AJR; Duong A; Hiidome S; Keay L, 2021, 'Experiences of Patients With Diabetes Attending a Publicly Funded Eye Care Pathway in Western Sydney: A Qualitative Study', Journal of Patient Experience, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23743735211049652
    Journal articles | 2020
    Ford B; Keay L; Angell B; Hyams S; Mitchell P; Liew G; White A, 2020, 'Quality and targeting of new referrals for ocular complications of diabetes from primary care to a public hospital ophthalmology service in Western Sydney, Australia', Australian Journal of Primary Health, 26, pp. 293 - 299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY20084
    Journal articles | 2020
    Ford BK; Kim D; Keay L; White AJR, 2020, 'Glaucoma referrals from primary care and subsequent hospital management in an urban Australian hospital', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 103, pp. 821 - 829, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.13046
    Journal articles | 2020
    Ho KC; Tran J; Hoang D; Kaushik S; Ford B; Palagyi A; Do VQ; Stapleton F; White A; Keay L, 2020, 'Standardising the cataract referral process for public hospitals: perspectives of optometrists in New South Wales, Australia', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 103, pp. 201 - 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.12928
    Journal articles | 2020
    Lu TC; Semsarian CR; White A; Dunn H; Angell B; Ford B; Keay L, 2020, 'Journey to glaucoma care – trusting but uncertain and uninformed: a qualitative study', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 103, pp. 484 - 489, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.12955
    Journal articles | 2020
    Tahhan N; Ford BK; Angell B; Liew G; Nazarian J; Maberly G; Mitchell P; White AJR; Keay L, 2020, 'Evaluating the cost and wait-Times of a task-sharing model of care for diabetic eye care: A case study from Australia', BMJ Open, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-036842
    Journal articles | 2019
    Ford BK; Angell B; Liew G; White AJR; Keay LJ, 2019, 'Improving Patient Access and Reducing Costs for Glaucoma with Integrated Hospital and Community Care: A Case Study from Australia', International Journal of Integrated Care, 19, pp. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.4642
    Journal articles | 2019
    Ford BK; Kong M; Ward JS; Hocking JS; Fairley CK; Donovan B; Lorch R; Spark S; Law M; Kaldor J; Guy R; Han A, 2019, 'Incomplete recording of Indigenous identification status under-estimates the prevalence of Indigenous population attending Australian general practices: A cross sectional study', BMC Health Services Research, 19, pp. 567, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4393-6
    Journal articles | 2019
    Kim D; Ford B; Keay L; White A, 2019, 'Glaucoma referrals to a tertiary care glaucoma service in Australia', Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 47, pp. 1092 - 1093, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ceo.13573
    Journal articles | 2016
    Lorch R; Guy R; Temple-Smith M; Vaisey A; Wood A; Ford B; Murray C; Bourne C; Tomnay J; Hocking J, 2016, 'The impact of a chlamydia education program on practice nurse's knowledge and attitudes in relation to chlamydia testing: A cross-sectional survey', Sexual Health, 13, pp. 73 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH15134
  • Conference Papers | 2024
    Schierhout G; Ford B; Sivaprakash P; Bouckley T; Mulley J; de Souza A; Peiris D; Schneider CH, 2024, 'Where is the 'theory' in theory of change?: analysing four local theories of change in a systemwide integrated care initiative', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE, UBIQUITY PRESS LTD, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.APIC3135
    Reports | 2021
    Jan S; Gadsden T; Ford B, 2021, Crisis or opportunity? Health financing in times of uncertainty: Country profiles from the SEA Region., World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/341404
    Conference Abstracts | 2019
    Ford B; Angell B; Liew G; White A; Keay L, 2019, 'Community eye care (C-EYE-C): Improving access and reducing costs through collaborative care for diabetic retinopathy', in CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 47, pp. 71 - 71, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000493279000076&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2019
    Ford B; Keay L; Liew G; White A, 2019, 'An audit of referrals for diabetic retinopathy in a public hospital ophthalmology service in Western Sydney, Australia', in CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 47, pp. 158 - 159, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000493279000297&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2019
    Ford BK; White AJR; Keay L, 2019, 'A realist evaluation of collaborative care models', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, CANADA, Vancouver, Vol. 60, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), CANADA, Vancouver, 28 April 2019 - 02 May 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000488800705028&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2019
    Lu TC; Angell B; Dunn H; Ford B; White A; Keay L, 2019, 'Determining patient preferences in a glaucoma service: A discrete choice experiment', in Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Vol. 47, pp. 1146 - 1155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ceo.13606
    Conference Abstracts | 2019
    Weerasinghe L; Dunn H; Cheung W; Maberly G; Girgis C; Liew G; Do H; Hng T-M; Jayaballa R; Pryke A; Ford B; Gurung S; Bramwell S; Shi M; Bishay R; Ravi S; Meyerowitz-Katz G; Keay L; White A, 2019, 'The DR SPOC study: Diabetic retinopathy screening in an outreach model', in CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 47, pp. 107 - 108, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000493279000169&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 2019
    White AJR; Ford BK; Angell B; Liew G; Keay L, 2019, 'C-EYE-C: Collaborative Care Between Optometrists and Ophthalmologists at a Major Sydney Hospital', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, CANADA, Vancouver, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), CANADA, Vancouver, 28 April 2019 - 02 May 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000488800705029&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Ford B; Angell B; Liew G; Keay L; White A, 2018, 'DOES INTEGRATED HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY CARE IMPROVE PATIENT ACCESS AND REDUCE THE COSTS OF CARE FOR GLAUCOMA?', in CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 103 - 103, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000450083500150&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2018
    Lu T; Dunn H; Ford B; Angell B; White A; Keay L, 2018, 'JOURNEY TO GLAUCOMA CARE - A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE DETERMINANTS OF CHOICE IN ACCESSING SERVICES', in CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 46, pp. 94 - 94, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000450083500129&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Kim D; Ford B; Liew G; Keay L; White A, 2017, 'THE QUALITY OF GLAUCOMA REFERRALS AND SURVEILLANCE OF THE SUBSEQUENT HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT', in CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 112 - 112, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000413690300177&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    Wadolowski M; Guy R; Ford B; Hengel B; Treloar C; Newman CE; Tapia M; Cairnduff S; Duck T; Tawil V; Pritchard-Jones J; Dulwarie N; Donovan S; Kong M, 2016, 'Improving STI/BBV testing and management in Aboriginal community controlled health services: A systematic review of what works, what doesn’t', presented at 2017 Australasian HIV & AIDS Conference, Adelaide, 14 November 2016 - 16 November 2016
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Kong M; Ford B; Saulo D; Watchers-Smith L; Nakhla A; Guy R, 2015, 'HEALTH CARE ATTENDANCE AMONG ABORIGINAL YOUTH AGED 15-19 YEARS PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE HUMAN PAPILLOMARUS VIRUS (HPV) VACCINATION COVERAGE', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A62 - A62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.169
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Lorch R; Guy R; Temple-Smith M; Vaisey A; Wood A; Ford B; Murray C; Bourne C; Hall M; Hocking J, 2015, 'THE IMPACT OF EDUCATION ON AUSTRALIAN PRACTICE NURSES' KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES IN RELATION TO CHLAMYDIA TESTING: FINDINGS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN CHLAMYDIA CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS PILOT (ACCEPT)', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A142 - A142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.372

Evaluation of new models of care, integrated care, and health system innovations in Australia, including hospital/GP partnerships, chronic eye disease management, telehealth triage services, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.

Investigation of patient experiences of health care in Australia, with methods including survey, qualitative (interview/focus group/co-design), discrete choice experiments, and patient utilisation and outcomes.

Design, implementation and evaluation of eye care programs in Australia, including Community Eye Care and paediatric eye care services.

Evaluation of sexually transmitted infection programs in Australia, including regional and remote Indigenous populations.