FAQ
- Ambulance Victoria
- deputising services
- general practices
- governments – federal and state
- pharmacies
- pathology
- radiology
- regional health services (hospitals, urgent care centres, bush nursing services)
- staff from Western Victoria PHN, and
- triage services.
- Warrnambool 18 September 2018 (online)
- Stawell 19 September 2018
- Geelong 26 September 2018
- Ballarat 26 September 2018
- inclusive
- respectful
- participatory
- iterative
- outcomes-focused.
- General Practice availability during social and unsociable hours (Sociable after hours period – 6 pm to 11 pm weeknights, Unsociable after hours period – 11 pm to 8 am weekdays, before 8am and after 12 noon Saturdays, all day Sundays and Public Holidays)
- Urgent Care Centres
- Emergency Departments
- Bush Nursing
- Medical deputising services
- Supercare Pharmacy
- Critical Area Support Grants
- Patient Streaming Service (PSS)
- After Hours Transport Assistance Scheme (ATAS)
- Rural and isolated practice endorsed registered nurses (RIPERN) Scholarships
What is the purpose of this project?
The purpose of this project is to work collaboratively with local stakeholders to identify how we can work together to improve access to after hours care in towns, cities and regions throughout Western Victoria. Western Victoria PHN wants local stakeholders to play a greater role in shaping some of the investment in local system innovations.
The PHN receives a small amount of Commonwealth funding to work with stakeholders to plan and coordinate after hours health services, focusing on addressing gaps in service provision, ‘at risk’ populations and improving service integration. Not all ideas for improvement will necessarily require funding from the PHN.
Further details can be found on the project description page https://www.meetingplacewestvicphn.com.au/after-hours-codesign
Who is the PHN consulting with?
How is the PHN consulting?
Consultation is being undertaken in three ways.
1. Online consultation - via Meeting Place Western Victoria PHN
2. Regional workshops
When does the consultation finish?
Stage 1: Provides stakeholders the opportunity to raise ideas that may improve after hours primary health care in their local community 10-30 September 2018
Stage 2: Provides stakeholders the opportunity to prioritise ideas and discuss how solutions can be implemented
How will the PHN use our feedback?
Stage 1 provides stakeholders the opportunity to raise ideas that may improve after hours primary health care in their local community.
Together with stakeholders, we will document service gaps, service duplication, workforce challenges, collaboration opportunities and capability building opportunities in order to develop possible solutions.
The PHN will summarise the key issues and identified solutions into a set of potential innovations/projects which then go back to stakeholders to prioritise.
Stage 2 will provide stakeholders the opportunity to prioritise innovations/projects for PHN support, and discuss how ideas can be implemented. Prioritisation will occur through voting, whereby the most popular ideas will be prioritised.
Will stakeholders receive a copy of the recommendations?
In stage 2, stakeholders will receive a summary of innovations/ideas to vote on. The voting results will be open to the public.
The final recommendations will be shared here on Meeting Place Western Victoria.
What does co-design mean?
What after hours funding will be available?
How does the PHN allocate its after hours funding?
After hours funding is allocated based on the recommendations from the co-design process and the Department of Health After hours Program guidelines.
Who do I contact for more information?
How is the mapping being done?
Information on PHN-funded After Hours projects is used to inform mapping, including: