Aboriginal Health Resources
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General Resources
Resources from Divisions
GP NSW Resources
GP NSW Resources
Aboriginal Employment Strategy
Recruiting and retaining Aboriginal staff as part of the National Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health Outcomes is a new challenge for many Divisions. GP NSW has worked in partnership with The Echidna Group - Indigenous Research & Development Consultancy to develop and implement an Aboriginal Employment Strategy within participating Divisions in order to provide sustainable employment opportunities for Aboriginal people.
The Echidna Group has developed an extensive guide for Divisions on how to successfully recruit and retain Aboriginal staff.
To find out more information about providing sustainable employment opportunities for Aboriginal people within your Division or workplace, please contact Lucy Abbott at GP NSW at lucyabbott@gpnsw.com.au or The Echidna Group via info@echidnagroup.com.au.
Care Coordination & Supplementary Services Resources
If you are a new Care Coordinator you need to be able to use our patient data online reporting tool (MMEX). GP NSW has developed a CCSS online reporting platform (MMEX) for Care Coordinators to enter de-identified patient data. The online reporting tool is located at: https://mmex.gsmhn.com.au. You will need a username and password for MMEX. If you do not have an MMEX login Jerry Bacich will organise this for you. MMEX video tutorials, cheat sheets and other training resources on how to use the online reporting tool for CCSS are available at http://staging.gpnsw.com.au/ccss/.
Department of Health and Ageing - Care Coordination and Supplementary Services (CCSS) Program Guidelines can be downloaded from http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ctg/publishing.nsf/Content/improving-frontline-health/$file/ICD-Package-Care-Coordination-and-Supplementary-Services-Program-Guidelines.pdf. This document describes the Indigenous Chronic Disease Package CCSS Program and provides guidance for organisations and individuals in the implementation and management of the Program. Please ensure you are familiar with these guidelines as they provide you with intended scope and context of your role.
Closing the Gap – Tackling Chronic Disease: Supporting primary care providers to coordinate chronic disease management. Additional information and resources relevant to Care Coordinators can be downloaded from http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ctg/publishing.nsf/Content/improving-frontline-health.
Frequently Asked Questions on CCSS - Developed by the Department of Health & Ageing, these FAQs answer common questions about patient eligibility, care coordinator eligibility, travel, medical aids, hospital procedures, patient consent and confidentiality, MBS and PBS gap costs, dental services and care plans.
Guidelines on the Use of Supplementary Services Funds - GP NSW has developed this fact sheet based on experiences from first round CCSS sites along with advice from the Department of Health and Ageing. The guidelines are attached for your reference. It is strongly recommended that Care Coordinators and their partners incorporate and adapt these guidelines to meet the local needs of their CCSS program.
How to claim a Medicare benefit for Specialists when using Supplementary Services funds - GP NSW has developed this fact sheet in line with advice from Medicare Australia to assist you in making appropriate claims under Medicare and to manage the admin process associated with claiming for Specialist Services.
Alternative options for services and equipment not eligible for Supplementary Services funding - GP NSW has developed this fact sheet to provide advice on alternatives for funding equipment, assistive devices and other required supports which fall outside the allowable scope of Supplementary Services funds.
Indigenous Health Chronic Disease Resource - Clinical Practice and Decision Support Guidelines developed by the Department of Health and Ageing as an Indigenous chronic disease specific web-based primary health care clearing house resource, it provides access to clinical practice guidelines, tools and patient education material relevant to prevention and management of chronic disease.
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is a 'one-stop info-shop' for people interested in improving the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians. It makes published, unpublished and specially-developed material about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health freely accessible to people involved in the area of Indigenous health with the aim of enhancing their knowledge and skills, and improving their practice and/or policy work.
Table of NSW Chronic Disease Management Care Coordination Programs - GP NSW has developed this overview of the different care coordination programs available to eligible patients in NSW. The table lists the key program elements, patient eligibility criteria and evaluation and reporting requirements. The table includes information on the NSW Health Connecting Care Program, CCSS and the Department of Veterans Affairs Coordinated Veterans Care Program.
We have a GP NSW email list-serve just for Care Coordinators - The group email address is ccss@gpnswlists.com.au - this will enable you to communicate directly with other CTG Care Coordinators across NSW and we can use this to send though specific information on our next Orientation Workshop, MMEX online reporting tool, upcoming skills training, clinical support and CPD activities, regular webinars on burning issues for Care Coordinators and our FAQs update for Care Coordinators. If you are not on this list serve please contact Jerry Bacich.
NSW CCSS Sites Contact Details
CCSS Draft Position Description
GP Access CCSS Presentation of a Patient Flow Chart
Macarthur CCSS Patient Flow Chart
CCSS Q&As Number 1
CCSS Q&As Number 2
Unison - health and guidelines for home care workers
SafeWork SA - Guidelines for managing OHS&W
Barwon Division GP Information sheet explaining the CCSS program
Consent template from WAGPN
Referral form for follow-up allied health services under Medicare for People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent
Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) Program Referral form for individual allied health services under Medicare
General Resources
Divisions Contact List - Closing the Gap
Checklist - How Healthy is your Approach to Aboriginal Health?
Communicating positively - A guide to appropriate Aboriginal terminology
Working with Aboriginal Communities; A Practical Resource
10 out of 10 Deadly Health Stories; Nutrition and physical activity - Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council (AHMRC)
NSW Health: The Health of the People of NSW: Report of the Chief Health Officer. Aboriginal health chapter - summarises recent statistics in Aboriginal health in NSW
The National Guide to a Preventative Health Assessment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples - National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
National best practice guidelines for collecting Indigenous status in health data sets - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Fact Sheet: The Identification of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People - The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
GP Resource Kit Booklet
GP Resource Kit Practice Detail Cards
Social Determinants of health Article University of Western Australia study
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Assessments; Barriers to Improving Uptake - prepared by Helen Kehoe and Ray W Lovett
Aboriginal Health Impact Statement: this tool supports planning for how any health program will affect the Aboriginal Community. This tool developed by NSW Health supports partnership working and may be helpful at the planning stage of any program implementation.
Resources from Divisions
Barwon Division of General Practice
Recognising Country
Bereavement Leave
Cultural Leave
Movement Sheet
Pre-Visit Risk Assessment
Risk management - Transporting Clients
Risk Management - Home Visiting
Transport Booking Form
Sydney South West GP Link Ltd (formerly Macarthur Division of General Practice)
PIP Income Estimator - Information: Jill Karlson - Mobile: 0417473278 Email: jill@macdivgp.com.au; Tam Nguyen - Mobile: 0437318121 Email: tam@macdivgp.com.au
CCSS Flow chart
Patient Brochure
ICCSS Patient Referral Form
WentWest
Close the Gap Policy
Client Information Sheet
Health Provider Information Sheet