It all began with an idea.

Australia faces many challenges in today’s dynamic and overburdened healthcare environment.

Bridging Healthcare was established in 2011 to provide healthcare solutions using the holistic and encompassing perspective of nursing.

We complement your strengths and contributes a balanced perspective to an ongoing conversation that aims to improve the health of our community.

Bridging Healthcare works at the cutting edge of healthcare. A passion for innovation through the responsible and informed use of technology, playful creativity, flexibility, and a desire for excellence underscores our practice.

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My aim is to promote and facilitate the development of innovative and informed nurse practitioner models of care into the existing Australian primary health care infrastructure.
— Chris Helms, Nurse Practitioner

Services

Bridging Healthcare provides the following consultancy services:

Nursing Expert Legal Opinion

Business Development Support

Education and Presenter Services

Nurse Practitioner Service Design

Strategic Planning

Needs Analysis and Service Evaluation

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Dr Chris Helms, Nurse Practitioner

Chris is a Registered Nurse and endorsed Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience across the regulatory, education, and clinical spheres of the health sector. Specifically, he has expertise in:

Health Professional Regulation

Primary Healthcare

Health Policy

Delphi Research and Survey Design

Strategic Thinking, Planning and Management

Primary Healthcare Service Design

Nursing Education

He has several publications in peer-reviewed journals. Referees and a curriculum vitae are available upon request.

Conflict of Interest Register

We maintain a current conflict of interest register. Please see this page for more information.