On the Morning of Friday 14 July Mel Tinsley, Program Manager, Patient Reported Measures, Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) presented to local LHD staff on Outcomes Measurement. In particular she spoke of Health Outcomes, Patient and Clinical Reported Measures and how they fit into the NSW Integrated Care Strategy. She explained how the focus is moving away from volume,
Feedback has been received from the “My Aching Joints” event held at Twin Towns in Tweed Heads on Thursday 15 June. As reported by Gloria Vittor, Event Coordination Officer, North Coast Primary Health Network (NCPHN), of the 45 invited attendees, 42 attended on the day, 10 from General Practice. Of the attendees 65% were evaluated. The high attendance
Keeping the North Coast well this winter Every winter, there is a surge in healthcare demand both in the community and hospitals. Older and frail patients are especially vulnerable during this time. As part of the Northern NSW Integrated Care strategy the Northern NSW Local Health District (LHD) and the North Coast Primary Health Network
The Specialised Osteoarthritis Screening (SOS) Clinic is well and truly into its implementation phase having received over 30 referrals in it’s first month of operation. Since the SOS clinic began on 29 May 2017 60% of referrals have been received from Specialists and 40% from GPs. The SOS clinic has recruited the services of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, Mr Evan
HealthPathways Update SICK DAY ACTION PLANS A new HealthPathways page has been created which contains Actions Plans. The plans can be downloaded and are available for use in Best Practice, Medical Director, Genie and pdf. format. Have a look on the Home page under Public Health Alerts to see what is already available! NEW LOOK
The HealtheNet Clinical Portal provides NSW Health clinicians with an aggregated summary view of patient information including: • State-wide discharge summaries • State-wide medical images and reports • State-wide hospital encounter history information from Emergency, Inpatients and Outpatients departments • State-wide patient identifiers from NSW public hospitals and a patient’s national Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI)
Northern NSW Integrated Care Newsletter – Issue 08 – May 2017 WINTER STRATEGY 2017 Every winter, there is a surge in healthcare demand both in the community and hospitals. Older and frail patients are especially vulnerable during this time. The Winter Strategy 2017 aims to support general practices and Aboriginal Medical
The NDIS Local Area Coordination (LACs) Service provided by Social Futures (formally known as the Northern Rivers Social Development Council) launched in Northern NSW on Monday the 3rd of April and is now active throughout the district. The Local Area Coordinators will play a key role in preparing the community for the start of the
Click here to view Minister for Health, Brad Hazzard’s Media Release on Palliative Care a Priority for NSW. On Friday 12 May Lismore MP, Thomas George and Parliamentary Secretary for Regional and Rural Health, Leslie Williams hosted Palliative Care Round Table Discussions held at the local Council Chambers in Goonellabah. Attendees from the Northern NSW Local Health District, community-based