Innovations in care delivered in the community.
Managing the Patient, not the Admission - South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service
The Community & Outpatient Nutrition Extended Care Team (CONECT) was established following critical evaluation of current acute hospital based dietetic practice and identification of factors contributing to poor patient compliance with nutritional therapy post discharge.
Date created: 29 Oct 2008 | Date reviewed: 09 May 2012
Heat Wave Keep Cool - Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Service
Preparation for hot weather and guidance for mental health consumers in preventative strategies for heatwave conditions can avert serious physical health sequelae from extreme heat conditions.
Date created: 08 Nov 2011 | Date reviewed: 09 Nov 2011
Establishment of an Express Community Care Centre - North Coast Area Health Service
Program to reduce variability in wait times for non-urgent ED presentations and increased access to home-based care options.
Date created: 24 Oct 2008 | Date reviewed: 13 Apr 2010
Can't Hear, Hard to Learn - Greater Southern Area Health Service
This partnership program informs and educates, screens and treats Aboriginal communities about Otitis Media.
Date created: 31 Aug 2007 | Date reviewed: 14 Jan 2010
Caring for Moulamein and District Families - Greater Southern Area Health Service
Promoting health and well being in the community through assessment and targeted programs.
Date created: 30 Aug 2007 | Date reviewed: 13 Jan 2010
Kings Cross Youth at Risk - South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service
The Kings Cross Youth at Risk Pilot Project was established in 2005 at Kirketon Road Centre as a coordinated interagency early intervention strategy for young people.
Date created: 29 Oct 2008 | Date reviewed: 03 Dec 2009
La Perouse Aboriginal Community Health Centre - South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service
The La Perouse Aboriginal Community Health Centre provides health care for the local Aboriginal community.
Date created: 02 Jun 2009 | Date reviewed: 03 Dec 2009
Fear and Shame: Exploring Mental Health Issues and Associated Stigma - South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service
The play “Fear and Shame” explores themes of mental illness and stigma within the Macedonian community. The theatre based approach was seen as one of the most culturally appropriate and widely accessible methods to address these issues to all members of the community.
Date created: 27 Oct 2008 | Date reviewed: 03 Dec 2009
Collaborative Care Model for Newly Arrived Refugee Families - South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service
A GP-Hospital collaborative care model to provide routine comprehensive health assessment and follow up to all newly arrived refugees.
Date created: 28 Oct 2008 | Date reviewed: 03 Dec 2009
Driving Change in Mental Health - Sydney West Area Health Service
The clinical redesign of community mental health in one of the sectors of SWAHS was identified as an area for improvement due to issues in service capacity. This was impacting on length of stay (LOS) of the inpatient unit as well as the number of clients seen by the service.
Date created: 29 Oct 2008 | Date reviewed: 03 Dec 2009
Connecting the Community - South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service
The Connecting the Community program aims to improve access for children living in Aboriginal communities to primary health and continuing care services.
Date created: 11 Jun 2009 | Date reviewed: 09 Jul 2009
