The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Drive team participated in a Co-Designing session with patients and staff in Lismore. Patients and staff of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program were invited to participate. The session helped to determine where the patients’ priorities aligned with the priorities of the Drive Team. The results of an audit and process
Clinicians from Jullums, Lismore’s Aboriginal Medical Service and the NNSWLHD Community Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol are meeting monthly to discuss mutual clients in an exciting new integrated care pilot. The “Health Partnership” is a first for the Northern Rivers and aims to trial an innovation that integrates primary and tertiary services for Aboriginal
Every two years Carers NSW conducts a statewide survey of carers to better understand what carers in NSW want and need. In the most recent survey, carers were found to continue to experience lower levels of health and wellbeing than the general population. To help improve the experience of family/friends and carers, Ken Lee, Manager
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
Chronic Disease staff from Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) recently presented on chronic disease management at 2 Primary Care Nurse Network dinners held in Tweed Heads and Alstonville last month. The dinners which were hosted by the North Coast Primary Health Network (NCPHN) in partnership with the Australian Practice Nurse Network (APNA) form part
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,