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Step 3. Gap analysisA gap analysis was undertaken by members of the Steering Committee in late 2006 to identifythose areas that required more information and the relevant people who could provide moreinformation.An invited tendering process was then initiated to complete the evaluation. The draft report andgaps analysis was then provided to the successful tenderer, RhED Consulting Pty Ltd, for theircompletion. Refer Chapter 1 for the terms of reference. The gap analysis provided a checkingprocess for completion of the report.Step 4. Interviews with key stakeholdersAn interviewing questionnaire was developed which covered the six-core reporting areas –Clinical, Workforce, Programs, Prevention, Funding, and Systems. Refer Appendix 1 – InterviewQuestionnaire.A total of 15 focus group interviews with 58 participants were undertaken in Darwin, Katherineand Alice Springs during May 2007 to gain more insight into the activities of the government and,in particular, the non-government sector, regarding the implementation of the <strong>NT</strong><strong>PCD</strong>S. Theinterviews with groups were tape recorded, with consent, and hand written notes taken. Severalrespondents also completed the questionnaire to enable them to provide more information abouttheir specific service.The groups to be interviewed were identified by the <strong>NT</strong>DH&CS Steering Committee. Theyincluded those in government and non-government sectors who were:‣ Delivering primary health care services in remote areas‣ Delivering primary health care services in urban areas‣ Delivering primary medical / clinical / specialised care services‣ Implementing prevention and health promotion programs‣ Providing Indigenous community controlled services in urban and remote settings, and‣ General Practice/Primary <strong>Health</strong> Care support agencies.Refer to Appendix 2 – List of participants interviewed by the RhED Consulting team.The advantage of this approach was it enabled the participants to discuss their progress withchronic disease activities generally, even if they did not directly relate them to the <strong>PCD</strong>S. Theinterviewer was also very familiar with primary health care services in the Northern Territory andChapter 2: <strong>Evaluation</strong> Methodology – <strong>Evaluation</strong> of the <strong>NT</strong> Preventable Chronic Disease <strong>Strategy</strong> 2007 16

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