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Social Workers in General Practice Pilot Program
CHN, ACT’s PHN funded the Social Workers in General Practice (SWiGP) pilot program to assist patients’ overall wellbeing and engagement with medical care. The program funded the employment of Social Workers as members of a multidisciplinary primary health care team across 4 general practices in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
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Qualitative investigation of dementia specific ACT/SNSW HealthPathways
General practitioners and nursing and allied health professionals were invited by CHN and COORDINARE staff to participate in a discussion group to explore their experiences in dementia care in the ACT/SNSW and HealthPathways’ role in supporting them in their work.
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Afterhours Home‐based Palliative Care Community Pharmacy
CHN, ACT’s PHN funded two pharmacies, Capital Chemist Wanniassa and Capital Chemist Charnwood to deliver medications in the after‐hours period for home‐based palliative care patients residing in the ACT.
In 2020, CHN commissioned the University of Canberra, Health Research Institute to evaluate the program. This report describes the key features of the program and provides an overview of evaluation findings including areas of strength, improvement and recommendations.
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Pharmacists in Residential Aged Care Facilities (PiRACF) Study
Capital Health Network, through the Australian Government’s PHN Program, commissioned the University of Canberra to undertake this activity. Qualified pharmacists were integrated into residential aged care facilities (RACF) to improve medicine management quality and safety.
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The WOKE Program Final Evaluation Report – Early Intervention for Borderline Personality Disorder in Young People
CHN, ACT’s PHN commissioned the University of Canberra to develop and deliver a program to support young people with early symptoms of borderline personality disorder.
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Pharmacists in General Practice Program Evaluation Report
Building on the key findings and the success of the Pharmacist in General Practice Program pilot, CHN extended the pharmacist model to another eight general practices across the course of 2018-2021.
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Pharmacists in General Practice Pilot Report
Through the PHN Programme, CHN funded a pilot to examine the feasibility and viability of establishing a model or models to utilise three part-time non-dispensing pharmacists within selected general practices in the ACT.
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Formative Evaluation of the Transitions of Care Pilot – Final Project Report
The primary objective of the Pilot was to ‘improve patient focused transitions of care between hospital and primary health care and community settings’ for Tier 2, or ‘rising risk’…
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Integrating The Canberra Hospital ED with After Hours Primary Health Care Services – Final Report
The aim of the primary care services and emergency department (ED) integration scoping study is to assist the Capital Health Network and local healthcare services to reduce avoidable low acuity ED presentations through improved integration of the Canberra Hospital ED with after hours primary care services.
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Integrating ACTAS and After Hours Primary Health Care Services – Final Report and Business Case
Capital Health Network commissioned a scoping study and associated business case to examine the potential for improved integration with between ACTAS and after hours primary care services.
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