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Chronic disease management is one of the nine key priority areas for CHN. Many of our initiatives reported in our other eight key priority areas support primary health care professionals or commissioned service providers to help consumers manage chronic disease. You can read about these specific initiatives throughout the Annual Report. Some key examples are below.
a) Commissioned services
- Mental health – We commissioned 13 local services to provide mental health programs for Canberrans.
- Integrated Team Care Program – To support local First Nations people with chronic disease, we partner with local organisations to provide care coordination services and funding for certain approved medical equipment and support services for eligible First Nations people.
- Pharmacists in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF) – To support people living in RACF, many with chronic disease, we commissioned the University of Canberra to trial the Pharmacists in RACF Program.
- Palliative care – We commissioned Capital Chemist Wanniassa and Capital Chemist Charnwood to deliver the ‘After Hours Home Palliative Medicines Program’.
- HIV Clinical Nurse Service – The HIV Clinical Nurse Service commissioned by CHN provides nursing and counselling services as well as education and networking opportunities for GPs and other health professionals in the territory.
b) Support for primary health care professionals
- Delivering education to primary health care – Our Education Program aims to increase knowledge, develop clinical skills and enhance the way in which health care is delivered and health professionals are supported. Many events have a chronic disease focus.
- ACT & SNSW HealthPathways – HealthPathways is a web-based clinical tool that provides health professionals with localised and evidence-based pathways, with many chronic disease pathways.
- Providing support to general practice – continued to support general practice, with a key focus on quality improvement.