Aboriginal Health Workshops
Primary Care Integration Resources
This GPV document outlines the type of communication GPs need about referred or shared patients in order to provide quality primary health support. While some health services and providers communicate feedback to GPs as a matter of routine and very effectively, others are looking to improve their communication with GPs and are seeking guidance on how and when to communicate. This document is intended to assist in this task
GPV position on feedback to GPs March 2010 [DOC 344KB]
A key activity in the Monash & Southcity divisions’ Australian Better Health Initiative (ABHI) – Primary Care Integration Project (PCIP) is to gather comprehensive perceptions of current issues in chronic disease management and coordination of care, with a focus on diabetes management. This consultation has been done across the southern metropolitan region of Melbourne and includes:
- General practice – general practitioners (GPs), practice nurses (PNs) and practice managers
- Health and community agencies
- Private allied health providers
- Consumers.
These reports summarise the results of the consultation with three stakeholder groups. The consumers consultation report will be added when it becomes available,
Integrated Shared Care Pathways (ISCP) Information Sheet
This information sheet about Integrated Shared Care Pathways (ISCP) provides definitions of ISCP and gives examples of how divisions are describing and measuring ISCP and working to improve ISCP and referrals from general practice in their regions. There are also suggestions based on the experience divisions have had with the ABHI: PCIP about sustainable primary health care integration strategies for divisions. This information sheet is based on information provided at GPV’s workshops during 2008 and 2009.
Integrated Shared Care Pathways: Victorian divisions’ experience [DOC 312KB]
Templates for GP letters to AHP about patient ineligibility for a Team care Arrangement (TCA)
Templates for GP letters to AHP about patient ineligibility for a Team care Arrangement (TCA)
These letter templates are for GPs to use in response to those Allied Health Providers (AHP) who have asked shared patent’s to talk to their doctors about a Team Care Arrangement (TCA). There will be times when these patients are not eligible for a TCA or already have one in place with the five sessions already assigned to other AHP.
Letter to AHP regarding ineligible patient [RTF 12KB]
Letter to AHP regarding patient with existing care plan [RTF 7KB]
For further information contact:
Merrian Oliver-Weymouth, Primary Care Integration Program Ph: 03 9341 5260 | Fax: 03 9341 5299 | Email: m.oliver-weymouth@gpv.org.au