Work-related mental health guidelines in General PRacticE (IMPRovE) project
The project aimed to improve the implementation of evidence-based guidelines by general practitioners (GPs) when treating patients with work-related mental health conditions.
Project update
The final report from Phase two of the project is now available.
Findings from the project have been published in Assessing the fidelity of a behavioural intervention involving academic detailing in general practice: a sub-study of the ‘Implementing work-related Mental health guidelines in general PRacticE’ (IMPRovE) trial.
Project overview
Phase one
Clinical guidelines were developed to assist GPs with diagnosing and managing work-related mental health conditions.
The recommendations of the clinical guidelines were approved by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in late 2018 and launched in March 2019.
Phase two
Comcare was a project partner on Monash University’s IMPRovE project.
IMPRovE is short for Implementing work-related Mental health guidelines in general PRacticE (IMPRovE) project.
The project aimed to help implement the Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Work-Related Mental Health Conditions in General Practice.
See Information on the partnership trial for more information about this phase.
Project participants
Project lead
Monash University
Other organisations involved
- Beyond Blue
- Monash University
- Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (DESSB)
- State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA)
- Return to Work SA
- WorkCover WA
- WorkSafe Victoria
- iCare
- Treating general medical practitioners (GPs).
More information
See other mental health initiatives that Comcare is leading or a part of.
For more information on this research project, contact research@comcare.gov.au
