Wellness Partners Foundation was established in 2024 to address persistent health inequities experienced by priority populations who face structural, social, financial and systemic barriers to accessing timely, coordinated and appropriate healthcare. These inequities are most evident for people whose lives are shaped by lack of suitable housing, geographic isolation, ageing, disability, addiction, crisis, disrupted engagement or discrimination associated with mainstream health systems.

Across Australia, many priority populations experience fragmented care, poor continuity of medication management, low health literacy and limited access to trusted healthcare professionals at points of highest need. These challenges are often exacerbated during periods of transition or instability, where traditional healthcare models are poorly equipped to respond in flexible, place-based and trauma-informed ways.

The Foundation’s first-of-its-kind approach is grounded in an equity-focused, community-embedded model centred on embedded Equity Care Onsite Pharmacists (ECOPs). ECOPs operate within the settings where unmet need is greatest for priority populations, working alongside existing providers to strengthen medication continuity, health literacy, harm reduction and coordinated care.

View our Mission Plan & Flagship Initiatives 2026 – 2030