About us

DEFACTUM is a department of research and consultancy within the Central Denmark Region, where we work with the Social & Health Service and the Labour Market.

About DEFACTUM

– a better life for citizens, patients and relatives

DEFACTUM Research and Consultancy is aiming to be leading in applied research and development within social and health services and labour market issues. DEFACTUM is a part of Central Denmark Region, one of five Danish administrative regions, politically-led by a regional council with elected politicians.

DEFACTUM contributes to develop future welfare solutions in Denmark.

Vision: New knowledge - New paths - Better life

We strive to establish links between Research & development, Practice and Policy.

A better life for citizens, patients and relatives is our beacon. A better life across sectors and professions. Our key task is to create new knowledge and develop new paths for initiatives and projects across sectors and professions. DEFACTUM uses approaches contributing to develop the welfare society to comply with our vision of a better life for citizens.

DEFACTUM delivers high-quality and professional solutions. We aim for solutions that make a difference!

Our DNA and strategic priorities

To meet our vision – New knowledge – New paths – Better life – we work systematically with four priorities. They are integrated in the DEFACTUM DNA and we strive to systematically develop the four priorities to be leading in our field.

Our four priorities:

At DEFACTUM we work consciously to ensure that the solutions we deliver are applicable and useful.

We identify potential knowledge gaps before embarking into research and development projects to ensure that our solutions are useful and make a difference. We promote application of knowledge through an active and ongoing dialogue with our collaborators and partners. We pursue dialogues with citizens and other stakeholders, which contribute to promote societal impact and usefulness.

Strategic goal

DEFACTUM brings results from research and development into play and ensure they are used as a foundation for policy-making as well as administrative and practice field decision-making.

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At DEFACTUM, we contribute to create a better life for citizens. Users are involved in research and development projects to improve quality and relevance of the knowledge and methods we develop. Users contribute actively to find solutions to the challenges in our welfare society.

We procure and apply knowledge on user perspectives and collaborate with user representatives. Our understanding of users involves citizens, patients and relatives and other relevant partners such as interest groups, professionals and experts.

Strategic goal

User involvement is central to the way we solve tasks at DEFACTUM.

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DEFACTUM contributes to establish coherence across sectors and professions for citizens. We think and act across sciences, professions and organisational structures. The staff at DEFACTUM have different professional backgrounds and use different scientific approaches and methods.

We always maintain focus on coherent citizen and patient pathways that make sense to the citizens.

Our aim is to strive for autonomy for citizens.

Strategic goals

DEFACTUM focuses on making solutions across sciences, professions and sectors.

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At DEFACTUM, we exchange knowledge and experiences on recent tendencies in social and health services and labour market issues with our collaborators and partners to challenge our approach to making solutions.

It is important for us to involve our collaborators and partners to ensure the best solutions. We collaborate with hospitals, the social services, regions, local governments, civil society organisations, universities, public authorities, ministeries and many more. DEFACTUM has already established many national and international partnerships and work on expanding partnerships in the future.

Strategic goals

DEFACTUM strengthens the quality of research and development tasks through collaborations with Danish and international partners.

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What we do

At DEFACTUM, we always strive to create societal impact by implementing our acquired knowledge into practice. Accordingly, our research and solutions are application-oriented. Although anchored in the public sector, our collaborators include other researchers, consultants, decision-makers and professionals – public as well as private on a local, national and international level. Additionally, DEFACTUM is associated with Department of Public Health at Aarhus University and our research follows the same international standards regarding quality.

In our research unit, Research on Public Health, we work on a wide aspect of public health topics from data, rehabilitation, patient involvement, psychiatry and mental health, inequality in health and health service research. Our insistence on research meeting international standards and creating societal impact makes us an increasingly sought after partner in international projects under Horizon Europe, Interreg etc.

In our two other unit, Data & Analysis, and Quality Development, we continually test new methods and tailor projects according to your requirements. Among the services we provide are: evaluations, audits, user surveys. monitoring, analyses, quality development initiatives, research in health service, rehabilitation and health promotion/prevention and public health.