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About Us

Primary Health Network (PHN) for country South Australia.

Our Goals

Established by the Federal Government Primary Health Networks (PHNs) operate Australia wide. Country SA PHN is the Primary Health Network covering the country regions of South Australia.

The key goals of the Primary Health Networks are to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of health services for people, particularly those at risk of poor health outcomes, and to improve the coordination of health services, and increasing access and quality support for people.

To achieve these goals we will:

  • assess the health needs of our region using a people-centred approach.
  • commission health services to meet the prioritised health needs of the people in country SA.
  • work closely with providers to build health workforce capacity and ensure they deliver high-quality care.
  • connect health services for people to encourage better use of health resources and avoid duplication.

National Priorities

A core set of priorities has been set at a national level by the Government, priorities include:

  • Reduced avoidable hospitalisations and emergency department presentations;
  • Improved health outcomes for people with complex chronic conditions.

National Headline Indicators

These indicators reflect government priorities:

  • Potentially preventable hospitalisations
  • Childhood immunisation rates
  • Cancer screening rates (cervical, breast, bowel)
  • Mental health treatment rates (including for children and adolescents)

Our Vision

Better health and wellbeing for all country South Australians

Our Mission

Bridge the gap of health inequity

Improving people's experience of the health system

Our mission is to bridge the gap of health inequity and access in rural South Australia by building a collaborative and responsive country SA health care system. We are committed to improving people's experience of the health system. We will;

  • Act with integrity and transparency
  • Make timely decisions of the highest ethical standard
  • Be responsive to individual, community and provider needs within local communities
  • Meet challenges with innovative and responsive solutions
  • Foster, enable and facilitate partnerships that enrich and improve rural health services, activities and systems
  • Be flexible, adaptable and responsive to continuous quality improvement and evaluation outcomes
  • Remain connected to local communities in their respective settings
  • Be held accountable by those we serve as a provider, enabler, facilitator, funder or contractor.
  • Maintain a robust and transparent governance framework, meeting the standards of the Australian Corporations Act (2001), the ASC Principles of Effective Governance and other laws and practices as they apply.

Our Region

Country SA PHN covers all of South Australia, apart from the Adelaide metropolitan area. This means Country SA PHN covers 99.8% of the State geographically and approximately 30% of SA’s total population. The Country SA PHN boundaries include the six Regional Local Health Networks (LHNs).


Documents

Documents about us

Who We Are
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Good Governance
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Strategic Flowchart
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Publications

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Reconciliation Action Plan

Closing the gap in health inequity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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Annual Reports

View the latest and previous Annual Report from Country SA PHN.

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Our Region Listing

View the detailed listing of the country SA region

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Activity Plans

Country SA PHN is required to develop work plans for each financial year and submit these for approval to the Department of Health.

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Strategic Plan

Our strategic plan is focused on providing better value, better care, better health care outcomes.

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Video Library

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