Integrating Health Care Planning for Health and Prosperity in North Queensland. (Old ID 27224)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Improving health and prosperity across Northern Australia is constrained by planning silos and limited creativity in models-of-care. North Queensland (NQ) has a unique opportunity to unite health industry partners and improve efficiencies and effectiveness in service delivery. Building on findings from our Health Situational Analysis we will co-create integrated systems for mapping population need, health services and workforce, prioritising areas for action. This work brings together key public and private health system partners across North Queensland, including Hospital and Health Services, Primary Health Networks and the Community Controlled Health Sector to take a regional approach to strengthening the integration of care and place-based planning of workforce and service implementation in North Queensland. The organizational recognition of the Tropical Australian Academic Health Centre (TAAHC) streamlines these relationships. We will work with all TAAHC partners, plus QAIHC and WQPHN to take a regional approach in NQ, whilst working with expert technical reference group members from NT and WA to ensure shared learning across the north. Then, working closely with service providers and consumers we will facilitate place-based planning and design, implement and evaluate new models-of-care that will optimise health and economic outcomes, consumer and workforce satisfaction.
Date
15 Apr 2021 - 31 Mar 2025
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
place -based planning;Rural Health Services;Health Workforce;integrated care;rural and remote;Health Equity
Funding Body
Tropical Australian Academic Health Centre Limited, CRC for Developing Northern Australia Scheme
Amount
1080000
Project Team
Steph Topp;Maxine Whittaker;Nishila Moodley;Alexandra Edelman