Three steps anyone can learn to
help prevent suicide.
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer – the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. QPR training will provide you with:
If you live in Country South Australia you can access the training free using the code CSA
For any enquiries regarding the training please contact Hayley Colyer to obtain a licence free of charge.
Got a question about QPR? We’re here to help.
Question Persuade and Refer (QPR) is an evidence-based training which provides:
The self-paced session takes 60-90 minutes on average to complete and does not need to be completed in a single sitting – you can take as long as you like and take a break as need.
QPR online covers the following content:
QPR online licences can be accessed by contacting Hayley Colyer hcolyer@countrysaphn.com.au.
You will then be provided with:
If you are having difficulties logging into your account, please contact hcolyer@countrysaphn.com.au.
All you need to complete QPR online is your username/password and access to a computer or mobile device with internet connection.
At all times during the QPR online training there will be a Need Help option which will refer the participant to support lines.
Community suicide prevention training aims to teach individuals the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond. QPR training is not recommended for individuals recently bereaved by suicide, as it is not a therapy or support group, rather an education session to learn how to support others.
If you or someone you know is in need of more urgent care, please contact:
Training as a tool to raise awareness about suicide
Starting with General Awareness Training, a worker becomes 'inducted'. Following GAT, volunteers can become Connectors, and some of those continue to become ASIST-trained workers. Surrounding these training levels is the MATES 24/7 support network via Field Officers and Case Manager site and phone support.
Rural Health Innovation Funds is a new and exciting opportunity to drive health care improvements for country South Australians.
We are passionate about supporting rural communities by strengthening and encouraging innovative programs that will have a lasting impact.
Rural Health Innovation Fund will create positive change through supporting community-based programs that address the diverse health and wellbeing needs in the rural community.
Our Mission is to support innovative community-led opportunities that enhance country South Australians health and wellbeing.
March 4, 2024
We look forward to building relationships and growing Rural Health Innovation Fund. We welcome your involvement and partnering with us to make even more of a difference to country South Australians health and wellbeing.
We would love to hear from you.
Rural Health Innovation Fund has a Facebook Group. We encourage you to join the group so that you can stay updated, click here.
Please visit Health Connections Community, a space for your community to share ideas and discuss important topics.
Rural Health Innovation Fund would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands across Australia and pay respects to the Elders past present and future. We recognise and respect the unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas, which continue to be important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living today.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of people who have passed away.
A national priority
Flexible funding enables Country SA PHN to commission services in response to the identified national priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.
The range of services being commissioned by the Country SA PHN include:
Holistic management
Funding has been provided to some Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations to deliver a more holistic Chronic Disease Management (CDM) program within their communities.
The funding provides increased access to Allied Health Professionals and Specialist Services, additional staff to existing CDM teams to assist in the coordination of health services in chronic conditions and training and development of staff in these areas, as well as Ngangkari Services.
Service Providers include:
Increasing the quality of health care services
Workforce Support and Capacity Building funding is available to Aboriginal primary health care providers inclusive of Integrated Team Care Providers. Activities aim to:
Services who receive Workforce Support and Capacity Building funding change as according to the organisations communicated needs.
Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander understandings of health
The activity aims to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander understandings of health and the complex interplay between cultural, spiritual, physical, social and emotional health. This is targeted at Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) to provide Ngangkari Services as part of a holistic health framework. It is to support the clinical activities undertaken and can serve to improve participation and engagement in lifestyle programs and education that needs to be undertaken.
Service providers who have access to these services via other funding areas include:
Supporting the Aboriginal community
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health services provide access to effective high-quality health care services in regional, rural and remote locations. This includes through Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs), wherever possible and appropriate, as well as through mainstream services delivering culturally appropriate primary health care.
This program enables Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people access to mental health services that are joined up, integrated, culturally appropriate and safe, and designed to holistically meet the mental health and healing needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at the local level.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and AOD programs are designed to better support substance abuse services to identify and treat coinciding mental illness and substance abuse disorders (including those involving methamphetamine or ‘ice’) by greater service integration.
The program ensures culturally appropriate use of triage systems and processes to identify clients with mental illness and substance abuse disorders and where clients present with co-morbidities to integrated and coordinated care across these services.
Improving patient service navigation
The aim of the activity is to improve patient pathways of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in systematic discharge, referral and follow-up between hospital and primary health care services.
The objective of the activity is to develop a sustainable platform which identifies and addresses barriers to Aboriginal patient navigation through primary, secondary and tertiary health services.
Need support? Contact our Team
There is a list of MBS Items available for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations and Primary Health Care Providers who deliver services to Aboriginal and Torre Strait Islander people from the Department of Health. MBS Online also provides information on specific MBS items.
Online learning resources are also available:
Cultural Awareness Training is available through your local service providers delivering the ITC program. Please contact your local provider to access this assistance.
There are some things that can your Practice can do to start moving your Practice to one that is culturally responsive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patient needs which have been completed by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care will be updating the standards required of health care providers in 2018. In these standards, Improving Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People will be undertaken and will affect accreditation processes in the future. For more information please go to Improving care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
Overview: Guide to better care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Consumers (Word 503KB)
As the first step in providing culturally safe care that is tailored to the needs of patients, you first must know whether your patients identify as being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin. You cannot tailor care if you do not know. To do this, there are resources dedicated to assist this process. The question must be asked in the exact same manner every single time and there are different ways that it could be implemented. The strategies which are more suitable are largely dependent on your local area and your own practice context.
Indigenous Health Project Officers in your region, can assist you with Quality Improvement cycles in identification as well as providing you with local strategies that are the most appropriate.
Health Pathways South Australia is an online portal that provides general practitioners and other health professionals with easy access to comprehensive, evidence-based assessment, management, and localised referral resources for specific health conditions. HealthPathways is both a model of working; bringing together clinicians across the health care sectors to co-develop pathways, and a tangible product in the form of an online health information portal.
There are clinical care pathways that are different for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across a range of health topics. Some of these are currently located in Health Pathways South Australia and are localised to the South Australian context. Different aspects to management and referral pathways are highlighted with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags.
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is a specific Website that delivers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specific health information and resources across Australia to support practice in the delivery of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is extensive.
It contains many resources that cover a range of topics either specific to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander context in South Australia, across other jurisdictions or nationally. If using resources that are either national or from other jurisdictions, please check with Indigenous Health Project Officers regarding local relevance of these resources.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, and migrant groups from developing countries, have a higher prevalence of ARF and RHD compared to the general Australian population. ARF and RHD are notifiable under the South Australian Public Health Act 2011. For more information about the State-wide RHD Control Program, please see the SA Health website New Australian Guidelines were released in February 2020 and are available from the RHDAustralia website along with a diagnosis calculator app and accredited E-learning modules.
There are a range of resources that are available for Cancer, however, a few have been provided to assist with specific care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Optimal Care Pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people- Cancer Australia Report
Quick Reference Guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with Cancer
There are a range of resources available to support the provision of Diabetes care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
There is a current project to deliver South Australian Aboriginal specific film resources currently underway and will be included on completion.
Ear Health is a public health issue within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population within Country South Australia. HealthPathways South Australia provides a range of relevant resources regarding Otitis Media for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of people who have passed away.
A national priority
Flexible funding enables Country SA PHN to commission services in response to the identified national priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.
The range of services being commissioned by the Country SA PHN include:
Holistic management
Funding has been provided to some Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations to deliver a more holistic Chronic Disease Management (CDM) program within their communities.
The funding provides increased access to Allied Health Professionals and Specialist Services, additional staff to existing CDM teams to assist in the coordination of health services in chronic conditions and training and development of staff in these areas, as well as Ngangkari Services.
Service Providers include:
Increasing the quality of health care services
Workforce Support and Capacity Building funding is available to Aboriginal primary health care providers inclusive of Integrated Team Care Providers. Activities aim to:
Services who receive Workforce Support and Capacity Building funding change as according to the organisations communicated needs.
Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander understandings of health
The activity aims to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander understandings of health and the complex interplay between cultural, spiritual, physical, social and emotional health. This is targeted at Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) to provide Ngangkari Services as part of a holistic health framework. It is to support the clinical activities undertaken and can serve to improve participation and engagement in lifestyle programs and education that needs to be undertaken.
Service providers who have access to these services via other funding areas include:
Supporting the Aboriginal community
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health services provide access to effective high-quality health care services in regional, rural and remote locations. This includes through Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs), wherever possible and appropriate, as well as through mainstream services delivering culturally appropriate primary health care.
This program enables Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people access to mental health services that are joined up, integrated, culturally appropriate and safe, and designed to holistically meet the mental health and healing needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at the local level.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and AOD programs are designed to better support substance abuse services to identify and treat coinciding mental illness and substance abuse disorders (including those involving methamphetamine or ‘ice’) by greater service integration.
The program ensures culturally appropriate use of triage systems and processes to identify clients with mental illness and substance abuse disorders and where clients present with co-morbidities to integrated and coordinated care across these services.
Improving patient service navigation
The aim of the activity is to improve patient pathways of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in systematic discharge, referral and follow-up between hospital and primary health care services.
The objective of the activity is to develop a sustainable platform which identifies and addresses barriers to Aboriginal patient navigation through primary, secondary and tertiary health services.
Need support? Contact our Team
There are a range of resources that are available for Cancer, however, a few have been provided to assist with specific care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Quick Reference Guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with Cancer
There are a range of resources available to support the provision of Diabetes care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Series of video resources, featuring members of rural and remote Aboriginal communities, to capture diabetes stories that highlight challenges and successes in managing diabetes and diabetes risks and complications.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of people who have passed away.
Delivering better health care to the Aboriginal Community in SA
The current National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2023 delivered by the Department of Health guides all health activities in Australia. This is likely to significantly change post 2023 to be in line with the reforms in the National Partnership Agreement delivered in 2020. The Implementation Plan has also been provided to assist further in the implementation of these policies.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Mental Health and Social and Emotional Wellbeing 2017-2023
Supporting emotional and social wellbeing
There are multiple services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people being funded by Country SA PHN. The areas of funding include:
Services co-designed with the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health sector have a strong basis in the Social and Emotional Wellbeing perspective, where physical health, while a key concern, is not the only concern and multiple factors affect physical health.
Country SA PHN is part of the South Australian Aboriginal Chronic Disease Consortium, which was established to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal South Australians by working together in the prevention and support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic diseases.
The South Australian Aboriginal Chronic Disease Consortium Road Map for Action outlines the specific activities in which the partnership is striving toward.
Visit the SA Aboriginal Chronic Disease website for more information.
Five local South Australian community leaders have supported Country SA PHN by recording messages to support the community.
Country SA PHN works closely with the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute in the connection between Aboriginal Health research and policy.
The Wardliparingga Aboriginal Research Theme provide invaluable information to support the strategic direction of Aboriginal health policy in country South Australia.
Country SA PHN is part of the South Australian Aboriginal Chronic Disease Consortium, which was established to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal South Australians by working together in the prevention and support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic diseases.
The South Australian Aboriginal Chronic Disease Consortium Road Map for Action outlines the specific activities in which the partnership is striving toward. Aboriginal Health has a national policy framework that is delivered through the National Partnership Agreements between the Australian Government and the States and Territories of Australia. This agreement has a supporting National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2023 delivered by the Department of Health and guides all health activities in Australia.
Ensure research outcomes are applied within an Aboriginal context encompassing self-management and self-determination within a holistic health framework.
A national priority
Flexible funding enables Country SA PHN to commission services in response to the identified national priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.
The range of services being commissioned by the Country SA PHN include:
Holistic management
Funding has been provided to some Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations to deliver a more holistic Chronic Disease Management (CDM) program within their communities.
The funding provides increased access to Allied Health Professionals and Specialist Services, additional staff to existing CDM teams to assist in the coordination of health services in chronic conditions and training and development of staff in these areas, as well as Ngangkari Services.
Service Providers include:
Increasing the quality of health care services
Workforce Support and Capacity Building funding is available to Aboriginal primary health care providers inclusive of Integrated Team Care Providers. Activities aim to:
Services who receive Workforce Support and Capacity Building funding change as according to the organisations communicated needs.
For more information go to our Digital Health and Practice Support pages.
Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander understandings of health
The activity aims to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander understandings of health and the complex interplay between cultural, spiritual, physical, social and emotional health. This is targeted at Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) to provide Ngangkari Services as part of a holistic health framework. It is to support the clinical activities undertaken and can serve to improve participation and engagement in lifestyle programs and education that needs to be undertaken.
Service providers who have access to these services via other funding areas include:
Supporting the Aboriginal community
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health services provide access to effective high-quality health care services in regional, rural and remote locations. This includes through Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs), wherever possible and appropriate, as well as through mainstream services delivering culturally appropriate primary health care.
This program enables Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people access to mental health services that are joined up, integrated, culturally appropriate and safe, and designed to holistically meet the mental health and healing needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at the local level.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and AOD programs are designed to better support substance abuse services to identify and treat coinciding mental illness and substance abuse disorders (including those involving methamphetamine or ‘ice’) by greater service integration.
The program ensures culturally appropriate use of triage systems and processes to identify clients with mental illness and substance abuse disorders and where clients present with co-morbidities to integrated and coordinated care across these services.
Improving patient service navigation
The aim of the activity is to improve patient pathways of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in systematic discharge, referral and follow-up between hospital and primary health care services.
The objective of the activity is to develop a sustainable platform which identifies and addresses barriers to Aboriginal patient navigation through primary, secondary and tertiary health services.
Need support? Contact our Team
There is a list of MBS Items available for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations and Primary Health Care Providers who deliver services to Aboriginal and Torre Strait Islander people from the Department of Health. MBS Online also provides information on specific MBS items.
Online learning resources are also available:
Cultural Awareness Training is available through your local service providers delivering the ITC program. Please contact your local provider to access this assistance.
There are some things that can your Practice can do to start moving your Practice to one that is culturally responsive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patient needs which have been completed by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care will be updating the standards required of health care providers in 2018. In these standards, Improving Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People will be undertaken and will affect accreditation processes in the future. For more information please go to Improving care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
Overview: Guide to better care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Consumers (Word 503KB)
As the first step in providing culturally safe care that is tailored to the needs of patients, you first must know whether your patients identify as being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin. You cannot tailor care if you do not know. To do this, there are resources dedicated to assist this process. The question must be asked in the exact same manner every single time and there are different ways that it could be implemented. The strategies which are more suitable are largely dependent on your local area and your own practice context.
Indigenous Health Project Officers in your region, can assist you with Quality Improvement cycles in identification as well as providing you with local strategies that are the most appropriate.
Health Pathways South Australia is an online portal that provides general practitioners and other health professionals with easy access to comprehensive, evidence-based assessment, management, and localised referral resources for specific health conditions. HealthPathways is both a model of working; bringing together clinicians across the health care sectors to co-develop pathways, and a tangible product in the form of an online health information portal.
There are clinical care pathways that are different for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across a range of health topics. Some of these are currently located in Health Pathways South Australia and are localised to the South Australian context. Different aspects to management and referral pathways are highlighted with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags.
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is a specific Website that delivers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specific health information and resources across Australia to support practice in the delivery of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is extensive.
It contains many resources that cover a range of topics either specific to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander context in South Australia, across other jurisdictions or nationally. If using resources that are either national or from other jurisdictions, please check with Indigenous Health Project Officers regarding local relevance of these resources.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, and migrant groups from developing countries, have a higher prevalence of ARF and RHD compared to the general Australian population. ARF and RHD are notifiable under the South Australian Public Health Act 2011. For more information about the State-wide RHD Control Program, please see the SA Health website New Australian Guidelines were released in February 2020 and are available from the RHDAustralia website along with a diagnosis calculator app and accredited E-learning modules.
There are a range of resources that are available for Cancer, however, a few have been provided to assist with specific care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Optimal Care Pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people- Cancer Australia Report
Quick Reference Guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with Cancer
There are a range of resources available to support the provision of Diabetes care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
There is a current project to deliver South Australian Aboriginal specific film resources currently underway and will be included on completion.
Ear Health is a public health issue within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population within Country South Australia. HealthPathways South Australia provides a range of relevant resources regarding Otitis Media for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of people who have passed away.
Delivering better health care to the Aboriginal Community in SA
The current National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2023 delivered by the Department of Health guides all health activities in Australia. This is likely to significantly change post 2023 to be in line with the reforms in the National Partnership Agreement delivered in 2020. The Implementation Plan has also been provided to assist further in the implementation of these policies.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Mental Health and Social and Emotional Wellbeing 2017-2023
Supporting emotional and social wellbeing
There are multiple services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people being funded by Country SA PHN. The areas of funding include:
Services co-designed with the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health sector have a strong basis in the Social and Emotional Wellbeing perspective, where physical health, while a key concern, is not the only concern and multiple factors affect physical health.
Country SA PHN is part of the South Australian Aboriginal Chronic Disease Consortium, which was established to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal South Australians by working together in the prevention and support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic diseases.
The South Australian Aboriginal Chronic Disease Consortium Road Map for Action outlines the specific activities in which the partnership is striving toward.
Visit the SA Aboriginal Chronic Disease website for more information.
Provide your patients with culturally appropriate information about COVID vaccination from trusted community leaders within your region.
Country SA PHN and Healthily with the use of GoShare Plus will use CAT4 to identify eligible patients to provide General Practices and Aboriginal Medical Services the opportunity to convey culturally appropriate video messages on the importance of being vaccinated against COVID-19.
Country SA PHN works closely with the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute in the connection between Aboriginal Health research and policy.
The Wardliparingga Aboriginal Research Theme provide invaluable information to support the strategic direction of Aboriginal health policy in country South Australia.
Country SA PHN is part of the South Australian Aboriginal Chronic Disease Consortium, which was established to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal South Australians by working together in the prevention and support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic diseases.
The South Australian Aboriginal Chronic Disease Consortium Road Map for Action outlines the specific activities in which the partnership is striving toward. Aboriginal Health has a national policy framework that is delivered through the National Partnership Agreements between the Australian Government and the States and Territories of Australia. This agreement has a supporting National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2023 delivered by the Department of Health and guides all health activities in Australia.
Ensure research outcomes are applied within an Aboriginal context encompassing self-management and self-determination within a holistic health framework.
Efficient, effective & coordinated health care
Increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of health services for people, particularly those at risk of poor health outcomes
Improving the coordination of health services, and increasing access and quality support for people.
Measure ongoing improvement activities
The Clinical Audit Tool (CAT) suite of products, comprising CAT 4 and Cleansing CAT is a data extraction tool created by Pen Computer Systems Pty Ltd. When used effectively, CAT scrutinizes the practice’s aggregated patient information and presents it in an easy-to-understand graphical format.
The data analysis functions can be customised to suit practice needs, filtering by demographics, conditions and medications, allowing practices to target patients with particular needs or specific health risk profiles. CAT is compatible with the majority of clinical desktop software.
The Cleansing CAT module allows the easy identification of critical missing patient data by providing a set of predefined reports. These reports provide data that would otherwise require multiple filter selections and recalculation.
The reports available allow for identification of: missing demographic data missing clinical / accreditation data indicated Chronic Kidney Disease where no diagnosis is recorded indicated Diabetes where no diagnosis is recorded medication review for Diabetes with elevated HbA1c indicated Mental Health where no diagnosis is recorded indicated COPD where no diagnosis is recorded indicated Osteoporosis where no diagnosis is recorded Pen CS wishes to acknowledge the ideas and commitment to continually improving primary health care provided by Judy Evans, Manager e-health, RACGP in this project.
The PAT CAT function supports the collection of data from General Practices. This can then be aggregated by region. General Practice will receive a login, which enables them to view their data set against their aggregated regional group and all against all of the South Australian General Practice aggregated data.
The Topbar supports the individual consult with applications to identify missing data fields, prompt for MBS items and a Patient health summary overview. There is also a waiting room application which can prompt Reception staff to complete missing demographic information.
A way of measuring systematic improvement processes.
Measure ongoing improvement activities
Immediate potential benefits of using these tools in your practice may include:
Data extraction tools create a data extract that represents a snapshot of your clinical data at that point in time. Practice staff can use the data extract file at any time, without further reference to your clinical software, and it allows you to view and export (into Excel) registers or lists of identified patients.
Training
Country SA PHN staff will provide training that includes data interpretation and opportunities for improved patient outcomes. This training may be supplied via a number of mechanisms e.g. telephone support, computer-based training or on-site.
Time and resources
To get the best out of the extraction tools we suggest at least one general practitioner, nurse or practice manager, spends some time each week or month reviewing the extracted data. This could become part of your regular practice review process and the content could be presented at staff meetings to take advantage of the availability of such data.
Quarterly data share (optional)
A de-identified data extract to be sent to Country SA PHN on a quarterly basis. This is optional and will be subject to a separate Data Sharing Agreement should you agree to participate. Access to the tools is not conditional on your participation in data sharing.
CAT4 has an optional function to send de-identified encrypted data sets securely to CSAPHN, via practice-initiated FTP upload direct to Country SA PHN’s server, and can only be sent with practice consent each time this function is utilised. No data leaves the practice without the practice’s initiation, knowledge and consent. No identified patient data leaves the practice with any of the data quality tools provided by CSAPHN.
Improving health & social outcomes
The Drug and Alcohol Program provides Commonwealth funding for drug and alcohol related activities and aims to achieve improved health and social outcomes for individuals, families, and communities at risk of, or currently affected by, substance misuse in Australia.
Country SA PHN commissions a diverse range of Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) treatment services and activities across regional, rural and remote South Australia.
Providing support for those at risk of substance misuse
Country SA PHN Alcohol and Other Drugs program is comprised of two funding streams
The NIAS was established in 2015 in response to increased rates of Ice use and drug related harm.
The initiative aims to reduce the prevalence of use in addition to providing early intervention and treatment options and further access to AOD services.
NGOTGP was established in 1997 as a result of the Australian Government’s commitment to improving options for those seeking treatment for their substance abuse.
The funding aims to strengthen the capacity of non-government drug and alcohol organisations to achieve improved service outcomes and to increase the prevalence of treatment opportunities.
Youth AOD Services
Services
Objective
Increase access to drug and alcohol treatment services and reduce drug related harm for individuals, families and communities targeting 13 to 18-year olds.
AOD Services
Services
Objective
Increase access to drug and alcohol treatment services and reduce drug related harm for individuals, families and communities
Aboriginal AOD services
Services
Objective
Assisting communities with an integrated package of individual client counselling, treatment and referral, staff upskilling group sessions and education, and community events.
Increase access to Alcohol and Other Drugs treatment services and reduce drug related harm for Indigenous Australians and their communities in the Outback
AOD Services
Services
Objective
Increase access to drug and alcohol treatment services and reduce drug related harm
AOD Services
Services
Objective
Increase access to drug and alcohol treatment services and reduce drug related harm for Indigenous Australians, and their communities
Aboriginal AOD services
Services
Objective
To deliver Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs prevention and treatment services to Indigenous people
Youth AOD Services
Services
Objective
Improve the effectiveness of drug and alcohol treatment services for individuals requiring support and treatment, by increasing coordination between various sectors and improving sector efficiency.
Youth AOD Services
Services
Objective
Increase access to drug and alcohol rehabilitation and treatment services in the Eyre – Flinders region and York – Northern Region. Improve the effectiveness of drug and alcohol treatment services for individuals requiring support and treatment particularly for methamphetamine use, by increasing coordination between various sectors and improving sector efficiency.
Aboriginal AOD Services
Services
Objective
Delivery of the Makin' Tracks Drug and Alcohol program across Rural and Remote South Australia.
Aboriginal AOD Services
Services
Objective
Increase early intervention/prevention to at risk clients through access to drug and alcohol counselling within the Riverland region.
For information about all alcohol and other drug treatment and support services in South Australia visit the websites below.
This website provides individuals, families and health professionals with a directory of services and information about treatment options and selecting a service.
South Australian Network of Drug and Alcohol Services (SANDAS)- providing independent, state-wide representation, advocacy and support for non-government organisations working in the alcohol and other drug sector
Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia (DASSA) provides statewide alcohol and other drug treatment services.
Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) an independent, not for profit organisation working to prevent alcohol and drug problems in communities
