In preparation for the anticipated launch of the Healthcare Homes initiative, Western NSW PHN commissioned JustHealth Consultants to undertake a series of activities to support the transformation process required to achieve high performing, sustainable and patient-centred primary health care.
These aims of the project were to:
- Build the skills and capacity within general practice to implement innovation
- Develop a profile of general practice and Aboriginal Medical Service stakeholders in Western NSW to inform a stakeholder engagement strategy
- Identify the support and engagement expectations and requirements
- Western NSW general practices have of the PHN
- Facilitate strategic discussions with the Board, and with the Western NSW general practice community to develop effective relationships to implement new models of care, leveraging opportunities presented in existing funding streams.