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Biography
Danielle Butler is a Fellow the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health ANU (PhD, 2018) and General Practitioner with 20 years of clinical experience urban, rural and remote settings. Dr Butler has extensive experience working with complex datasets, including survey data and linked administrative health data, the use of multi-level analysis and the use of mixed-methods and participatory action research for evaluating of novel models in primary care. The uniting theme underpinning her research is access to high-quality primary care for priority and underserved populations. She also works part-time clinically as a General Practitioner and researcher with the Institute of Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH) with responsibilities for service evaluation and research.
Qualifications
MBBS MPH FRACGP PhD
External Scholarly Memberships and Affiliations
GP and Health Services Researcher, Institute for Urban Indigenous Health Ltd
1 Aug 2018 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Geographic variation in potentially preventable hospitalisations in Indonesia: a multilevel analysis using National Health Insurance Sample Data
Solikha, D. A., Butler, D., Korda, R. J. & Kelly, M., 30 Mar 2026, In: BMJ Open. 16, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lived experience of out-of-pocket costs of health care and medicines by people with chronic conditions and their families in Australia: a systematic review of the qualitative literature
Desborough, J., Maskell-Knight, C., Wang, S., Parkinson, A., Butler, D., Law, H. D., Butler, K., Watts, L., Huynh, E., Hodson, F., Ibrahim, S., Veitch, J., Kingsford Smith, J., Kidd, M. & Donaldson, C., Aug 2025, In: Health Policy. 158, 25 p., 105359.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Primary health care performance measurement at the service delivery level in Indonesia: a scoping review
Amila Solikha, D., Butler, D. C., Setiawan, E., Korda, R. J. & Kelly, M., Dec 2025, In: BMC Health Services Research. 25, 1, 16 p., 898.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ten pressure points in primary care during COVID-19: findings from an international narrative review
Dykgraaf, S. H., Parkinson, A., Wright, M., Wong, W. C. W., Desborough, J., Ball, L., Sturgiss, E., Dut, G. M., Barnes, K., Butler, D., Davis, S., Douglas, K., Kendir, C., Martin, D., Marten, R., Rouleau, K., Barkley, S., de Toca, L. & Kidd, M., Dec 2025, In: BMC Family Practice. 26, 1, 25 p., 19.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transformation to a Patient Centred Medical Home in an Urban Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service: A Qualitative Study Using Normalisation Process Theory
Clifford-Motopi, A., Gardner, K., Brown, R., White, A., Harald, P., Butler, D., Mathew, S., Mackenzie, J., Mills, R. & Eaton, M., Feb 2025, In: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 31, 1, 10 p., e14255.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing safe telehealth for all in high risk consultations: a multiperspective, mixed-methods study
Phillips, C. (PI), Butler, D. (CoI), Christensen, B. (CoI), Desborough, J. (CoI), Hall Dykgraaf, S. (CoI), Macqueen, S. (CoI) & Newman, E. (CoI)
1/07/24 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Developing evidence-informed education modules to support safe and high-quality telehealth consultations in general practice
Barnes, K. (PI), Anderson, K. (CoI), Butler, D. (CoI), Douglas, K. (CoI), Hall Dykgraaf, S. (CoI), Martin, S. (CoI), Munindradasa, A. (CoI) & Phillips, C. (CoI)
21/12/23 → 31/05/26
Project: Research
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Optimising primary health care in Australia: multi-method whole-of-population investigation of the impact of telehealth on uptake and quality of care
Korda, R. (PI), Agostino, J. (CoI), Banks, E. (CoI), Butler, D. (CoI), Desborough, J. (CoI), Douglas, K. (CoI), Joshy, G. (CoI), Lancsar, E. (CoI), Phillips, C. (CoI) & Welsh, J. (CoI)
1/05/21 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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The effect of COVID-19 and the introduction of temporary telehealth items on use and costs of GP services: a whole-of-population linked data study
Butler, D. (PI), Douglas, K. (CoI), Joshy, G. (CoI) & Korda, R. (CoI)
15/07/20 → 1/12/21
Project: Research
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Transforming access, relational care, and primary health care in an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population through patient-centred medical homes: a prospective observational cohort study using mixed methods.
Lovett, R. (PI), Ward, J. (PI), Ward, J. (PI), Brown, R. (CoI), Butler, D. (CoI), Clifford, A. (CoI), Clifford, A. (CoI), Coombe, L. (CoI), Gardner, K. (CoI), Mathew, S. (CoI), Nelson, C. (CoI), Turner, L. (CoI) & Turner, L. (CoI)
1/06/20 → 31/05/25
Project: Research