Lay summary
New Zealand is currently experiencing a period of significant health care reform with a focus on how primary care services might best support the needs of communities and be delivered in equitable, whānau-centred, and sustainable ways. This reform presents opportunities for exploring innovative models of health service delivery, including the transdisciplinary team approach employed by Health Hub Project New Zealand (HHPNZ), a general practice located in Palmerston North. This model of care transcends disciplinary boundaries to focus on real-world health encounters through shared knowledge, skills and decision making. The proposed research activities aim to consolidate working relationships with HHPNZ and to examine their transdisciplinary team model of service from a data and workforce development perspective. Importantly, activities include community engagement with Māori and Pacific peoples to help understand the models of service that best support the priorities of their communities.