1. Navigating the Healthcare Neighbourhood
Active trial site – Hornsby / Ku-Ring-Gai (Northern Sydney)
Navigating the Healthcare Neighbourhood
ACI partnering with Local Health Districts and Primary Health Networks
IFIC Summer School – 25th March 2018
Regina Osten | Program Manager | NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation
Rhiannon Beck | Senior Project Officer | NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation

2. Coordination and Communication
Key issue the program is seeking to address
Health providers are funded differently, so systems aren’t aligned with one another
Referrals are received that do not contain the required information
Coordination and Communication
Test results are not communicated across services, resulting in retesting
GPs are unsure where to refer patients or seek clinical advice
Patients are needing to repeat their health ‘story’ multiple times to multiple services
Discharge summaries are not received in good time

3. Local integration through a network of providers, with an aim of…
Core aims and objectives of the program
“Stronger relationships, seamless integration, superior experience”
Local integration through a network of providers, with an aim of…

4. Proposed approach for the implementation of the program
WEBSITE
EVENTS
PODCASTS
COMMUNITY OF INTEREST
‘EDUCATION’ PROGRAM
COLLABORATIVE

5. What we hope to learn about during the summer school
Evaluation! +++
Promoting integrated care from different frames of reference
A strong, sharable evidence base for integrated care networks
Small-scale, local implementation advice