Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

To view current programs and activities for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health priority, click on the link below.

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Project Title	Project Description	Status
Integrated Team Care (ITC)	The ITC Activity combines the former Care Coordination and Supplementary Services (CCSS) and Improving Indigenous Access to Mainstream Primary Care (IIAMPC) programs. The ITC recognises and builds on the success… Read More	Commenced
Regional Patient Care-Coordination for Client Transport	Aim: To support patients at risk of preventable re-admission to hospital through care coordination and assistance in accessing transport to attend primary health care appointments. Transport deficiencies impact the accessibility… Read More	Approved
Community Care Coordinator Pre- Natal and Post-Natal Care	Toowoomba-based Health Care Coordinator to coordinate appropriate pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their families who are pregnant or women who have children under 5 years of… Read More	Approved
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander - Residential Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Treatment Service	Activity will form part of Activity One - Residential Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Treatment Services but will focus on providing services that are culturally appropriate. Culturally Appropriate Services Applications were… Read More	Approved
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander – AODS Outclient Solution Project	As identified in the NGO AOD Services report prepared by QNADA, outclient services are required in the Darling Downs and West Moreton regions. These include: non-residential day stay rehabilitation services;relapse… Read More	Approved
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander - Ongoing AODS Needs Assessment and Consultation	This activity will form part of AODS Activity Three - Ongoing Needs Assessment and Consultation but will focus on services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Read More	Approved

Aged Care

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Project Title	Project Description	Status
Regional Patient Care-Coordination for Client Transport	Aim: To support patients at risk of preventable re-admission to hospital through care coordination and assistance in accessing transport to attend primary health care appointments. Transport deficiencies impact the accessibility… Read More	Approved

Mental Health

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Project Title	Project Description	Status
Activity 1 – Low Intensity Mental Health Services	Priority Area – Low intensity mental health services Low-intensity mental health services support people with or at risk of mild mental illness. The services are targeted at those with… Read More
Activity 2 – Headspace Project and Extension	Priority Area – Child and youth mental health services The activity provides funding of headspace Toowoomba, Warwick and Ipswich to address the mental health needs of children, young people and… Read More
Activity 3 – Child and Youth Severe Mental Health	Priority Area – Child and youth mental health services This activity will enable the Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN to target the development and delivery of services for children… Read More
Activity 4 – Community Based Suicide Prevention Activities	Priority area – Community based suicide prevention activities Evidence-based and community suicide prevention activities are fundamental to support the wellbeing of people at risk to ensure supportive early identification and… Read More
Activity 5 – Community Based Suicide Prevention Activities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People	Priority area – Community based suicide prevention activities; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health services Evidence-based and community suicide prevention activities are fundamental to support the social and emotional… Read More
Activity 6 – Social and Emotional Mental Health Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People	Priority Areas – Low intensity mental health services; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health services; Psychological therapies for rural and remote, under-serviced and/or hard to reach groups. This activity… Read More
Activity 7 – Response to Per and Poly-Fluroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Exposure	a) Specialised mental health and counselling servicesThis activity will provide specialised mental health and counselling services to non-defence clientele adversely affected by PFAS exposure. People identified as being adversely impacted… Read More
Activity 8 – Targeted Psychological Therapies	Priority Area – Psychological therapies for rural and remote, under-serviced and/or hard to reach groups. The targeted demographic of this activity focuses on vulnerable cohorts including rural communities, children, people… Read More
Activity 9 – Mental Health Nurse Care	Priority Area – Mental health services for people with severe and complex mental illness including care packages This activity commissions primary mental health services for people with severe mental illness… Read More

Alcohol and Other Drugs

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Project Title	Project Description	Status
Activity 1 – Residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment services	Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN will continue to commission local residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation providers increasing the accessibility and capacity of these services. The Queensland Network of Alcohol… Read More	Approved and Commenced
Activity 2 – Outclient Treatment Services	Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN will continue to commission local alcohol and other drugs (AOD) treatment organisations to provide outclient treatment services, increasing the accessibility and capacity of these… Read More	Approved and Commenced
Activity 3 – System Capability and Integration – Mainstream and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People	This activity will enable alignment of activities with our priorities for increasing service delivery capacity and improving integration of treatment services. The Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN Mental Health… Read More	Approved and Commenced
Activity 4 – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People - Residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment services	This activity is undertaken in conjunction with Activity 1 and involves the commission of services that are culturally appropriate for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, either as an… Read More	Approved and Commenced
Activity 5 –Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - Outclient treatment services	This activity saw funding opportunities made available to organisations with a proven track record working and delivering services in the drug and alcohol treatment services (DATS) sector. The opportunities were… Read More	Approved and Commenced

Digital Health

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Health Workforce

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Project Title	Project Description	Status
Hospital and Health Service General Practice Integration	Aim: To effect on-the-ground change to communication, referral pathways, connectivity, discharge summaries etc. to provide a conduit for direct responsiveness to issues between HHS’ and general practice and provide continuous… Read More	Approved for Scoping

Population Health

To view current programs and activities for the Population Health priority, including Immunisations, After Hours Care, Cancer Screenings, Refugee Health and Chronic Disease Management, click on the link below.

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Project Title	Project Description	Status
Regional Patient Care-Coordination for Client Transport	Aim: To support patients at risk of preventable re-admission to hospital through care coordination and assistance in accessing transport to attend primary health care appointments. Transport deficiencies impact the accessibility… Read More	Approved
Hospital and Health Service General Practice Integration	Aim: To effect on-the-ground change to communication, referral pathways, connectivity, discharge summaries etc. to provide a conduit for direct responsiveness to issues between HHS’ and general practice and provide continuous… Read More	Approved for Scoping
Respond and Address Significant Adverse Events	Aim: To assist community to respond and address events with impact on community as they arise and reduce the impact of incidents causing trauma in communities, responding at the local… Read More	Approved Pending - Evidenced Needed.
Health Support for Vulnerable and Marginalised People	Aim: Ensure that health services are accessible for people with refugee status including services from GPs, allied health including chronic disease and immunisation. Activity: Continuation of the Refugee Health Nurse… Read More	Approved for scoping
Identify Barriers and Develop Solutions for Refugee Health	Aim: This activity will create local solutions to the barriers faced by our refugee community in accessing health care. Initially, issues will be recognised and mapped by working closely with… Read More	Approved
Identify Barriers and Develop Solutions for Homelessness Health	Aim: This activity will create local solutions to the barriers faced by our homeless community in accessing health care. Initially, issues will be recognised and mapped by working closely with… Read More	Approved
Identify Barriers and Develop Solutions for Domestic Violence Victims’ Health	Aim: This activity will create local solutions to the barriers faced by victims of domestic violence in accessing health care. Initially, issues will be recognised and mapped by working closely… Read More	Approved
HealthPathways	Aim: This activity will establish two separate HealthPathways across our region, one for the Darling Downs and another for the West Moreton area. HealthPathways will be new to the region… Read More	Approved for scoping
Health Care Home Readiness	Aim: This project will aim to inform and prepare general practice for the roll out of the Health Care Homes (HCH) model. Three stages will be implemented and consist of… Read More	Approved for scoping
Education and Support Training and Development Suite	Ongoing education and support – training and development that addresses the needs as identified in preliminary needs assessment and ongoing needs and gaps analysis. Target areas identified in preliminary analysis… Read More	Approved for scoping
General Practice Data Quality and Continuous Improvement Project	Promote and support the use of Clinical Audit Tools (CAT4) in general practice, and the extraction, aggregation and analysis of de-identified patient data (PatCAT). Develop a strategy for aggregating de-identified… Read More	Approved for scoping