Programs
GP NSW supports the NSW Divisions Network to implement effective health programs in General Practice and other community settings. These programs target a range of groups and health problems. There is currently a predominant focus on chronic illness; including self management of long standing health problems, related to the increases in Australia’s ageing population and an increasing focus on disease prevention.
The operational and general practice professional support capacity of the NSW Divisions of General Practice Network is significantly contributing to:
- the coordination and delivery of effective multidisciplinary community care through a case management and coordination model, with flexible, effective health care delivery;
- an integrated health system in which community-based health services including GPs, aged care, allied health providers and medical specialists are supported by communication systems (e-health);
- models of care that focus on patient needs rather than reactive to demands on the system or purely profit driven;
- increased numbers of people with chronic disease enrolled in self management courses/groups; and
- Community assessment and management of targeted population groups discharged from public hospitals that are designed to meet each patients assessed clinical and ongoing support needs.