The Winter Strategy is a joint project bringing together the LHD, North Coast Primary Health Network (NCPHN) and General Practice to better respond to the surge in healthcare demand over winter. The Winter Strategy aims to support people with long term conditions to stay well and safely at home during winter. The emphasis is on:
On the 12th of February the North Coast Primary Health Network (NCPHN) hosted a co-design workshop to discuss the 2018 Winter Strategy. Among the 50 participants, represented on the evening was the local health district, general practice and local consumers. Lessons learned and an interim evaluation of the 2017 Winter Strategy were presented before attendees
Sandy O’Brien, Integrated Care, Mental Health/Drug & Alcohol and Sarah Mogler, Chronic Disease Management Service were invited to present at the 4th International Health Care Reform Conference in Sydney, 21 – 23 March 2018. The conference is entitled “Moving Care from Hospital to Community: navigating the bumps” and hosted international speakers: Robin Osborn, The Commonwealth
Tweed OA clinic improving patients’ quality of life A specialised Osteoarthritis Screening Clinic (SOS Clinic) was launched in June last year at the Tweed Hospital’s Physiotherapy Department. It provides assessment, management and monitoring services for holistic health issues affecting joint pain. Knee and hip osteoarthritis is a cause of hip and knee pain, but this
A patient’s My Health Record can provide important information for healthcare providers in every step of an individual’s health journey. For Brian, beyond the emergency department, supplementary information in the discharge summary was visible in his My Health Record – helping inform other healthcare providers involved in his care. Click Here to view an interactive
A program designed to reduce hospital admissions and improve care for older people in the Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs) setting is running at Grafton Base Hospital. The Specialist Geriatric Outreach (SGO) service uses Telehealth to provide RACFs with clinical support and advice. The SGO sees an integration of services between acute care services, primary
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As demand for mental health treatment continues to soar, new figures show that GPs are doing the heaviest lifting to ease the burden of mental illness. It is estimated the number of mental health presentations to GPs have increased by about 4.7% annually since 2009 reaching 15.8 million visits in the 2012/13 financial year.