What is a Collaborative? A Collaborative is a specific method of quality improvement used to distribute and adapt existing knowledge to multiple groups to achieve a common aim. The Collaborative methodology is user friendly and simple to apply. It promotes rapid change, allowing your team to create results and reap the rewards in short time
What is Health Literacy? Health literacy has two elements. Environmental Health Literacy: How health professionals communicate. How easy health systems are for people to use. How easy it is for people to understand and act on health information and services. Individual health literacy: People’s ability to access, understand
Patient centred care, also known as person centred care involves patients, their carers and families in sharing health information and decision making about their ongoing health care. Involving the person living with the condition/s, carers and families allows clinicians to gather a better picture of the patient’s overal health needs and goals. This facilitates effective planning and delivery of care
Patient Centred Medical Home Project June 17, 2016 North Coast Primary Health Network is excited to announce the establishment of an innovative quality improvement initiative based on the Patient Centred Medical Home model. The project aims to strategically position our region as a key contributor to the development of the Patient Centred Medical Home model in
What are we trying to do? To understand and improve the patient journey between all Aboriginal specific chronic care services in Northern NSW geographical areas, between Grafton and Tweed Heads, to develop and implement Integrated Aboriginal Chronic Care (IACC) with partner services. Key Issues and Causes Several similar services exist for Aboriginal chronic care clients
In late 2012, the NSW Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, the Honourable Jillian Skinner MP launched the NSW Government plan to increase access to palliative care 2012 – 2016. The Plan calls for new models of care that foster partnerships and establish linkages across services and sectors to develop an integrated network
Northern NSW IC is working towards implementing the ACI Osteoarthritis Chronic Care Program Model of Care for persons living with Osteoarthritis in the Northern NSW Local Health District. With the assistance of funding from the ACI, NNSW IC has been successful in recruiting a clinician to the 12 month dual role of Integrated Care –