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Program Manager: Kerry Woods
Aboriginal Health Workers: Daphne Collard, Brigette Michaels, Lorette Cornell, Helen Robertson
Aboriginal Project Officers: Cora Farmer, Jade Bennell, Shane Stasiuk, Dorothy Burkenhagen, Patrick Narrier
Administration: Shannon Bennell
Transport Driver: Liza Ugle
GP Links is a partnership between Canning Division of General Practice and Royal Perth Hospital to provide assistance to Aboriginal patients recently discharged. The Aboriginal Health Worker contacts the patient to assess their health needs and an appointment is made with their regular GP for further medical attention. The health worker will refer patients to other services to address any needs that affect the patient's health. This program is offered to patients for a period of 90 days and is aimed at reducing the readmission rate.
This program is designed to support general practices with their Aboriginal patients by providing an Aboriginal Health Worker from Canning Division to assist GPs with Medicare's specific health check Item No. 715. The Aboriginal Health Worker can conduct the requirements of the health check at general practices or through home visits and will make arrangements for the GP to finalise. Once the health check is complete the health worker will liaise with the GP and discuss any further follow-ups for the patient. On completion of the health check the GP can request the AHW to provide ten follow-up visits to monitor the patient's helath, the GP is able to claim MBS Item 10987. Canning Division provides assistance with transport for patients unable to make their own way to appointments. This service is offered for a period of 90 days.
Aboriginal people experience a burden of disease two-and-a-half times that of other Australians. A large part of the burden of disease is due to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and chronic kidney disease. This can be reduced by earlier identification, and management of risk factors and the disease itself.
Canning Division is actively working with general practices to address the health needs of Aboriginal people living in the Canning region. Aboriginal staff employed with Canning visit practices and encourages them to register for the IHI PIP as well as attending Aboriginal community organisations to promote the benefits of the program. Resources have been developed and distributed to general practices, allied health organisations, Aboriginal community groups and to the local community.
This program is a brokerage service that aims to increase access of Aboriginal people to high quality, culturally appropriate comprehensive primary health care. It is a membership service for Aboriginal people, General Practitioners and Allied Health Professionals to improve access to a choice of primary health care providers. Membership is ongoing with support services such as transport, mediation, referrals and education.
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This program is a chronic disease self-management program specifically for Aboriginal people. This is a 6 week program and encourages people with a chronic condition to self-manage by problem solving, completing action plans, working better with their health care providers, nutrition, exercise and much more.
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