Better access to healthcare for country South Australians
Country SA PHN responds to identified national health priorities as determined by the Government, and to respond to local health priorities identified in our 2025-2028 Needs Assessment, by commissioning required services.
The range of services being commissioned under Flexible Funding by Country SA PHN is outlined below.
This early intervention program for young parents aims to support developmental health and wellbeing of children and youth in the Murray Mallee Region. The service focuses on early intervention support to young parents to enhance parenting knowledge, skills and confidence, increased social connectedness and access to mental health services.
Immunisation Grant
Eyre & Far North Local Health Network
EFNLHN delivers childhood immunisations across the Northern Eyre Peninsula region, which are supplemented by outreach sessions in smaller or remote locations.
Immunisation Grant
Goyder's Line Medical Trust
To provide routine childhood vaccinations, adult booster vaccines (including influenza, zoster, and pneumococcal), and catch-up vaccinations for patients overdue.
Integrating Primary Health Care Services
Royal Flying Doctor Service, Sonder, Country & Outback Health, Yorke and Northern and FocusOne Health
Provide allied health and other specialist nurse services to under-serviced and disadvantaged people with chronic conditions within the country SA region.
Nurses for Skin Health
Adelaide University
This skin cancer screening program aims to implement a novel and sustainable approach to early detection of skin cancer, in underserviced rural and regional areas of SA through establishing nurse-led skin check clinics in primary health settings.
Immunisation Services
Renmark Medical Clinic
Renmark Medical Clinic facilitates free vaccinations for older adults and provides education to improve vaccination rates, supporting screening and early detection services that are appropriate and accessible for vulnerable population groups across the Renmark, Naracoorte and Karoonda areas.
Gender Wellbeing Service - Country
SHINE SA
After hours peer-led telephony information andsupport service (incoming and outgoing calls) to assist trans and gender diverse people living in Country SA PHN region who lack local gender diverse specialist health services.
Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)
SHINE SA
Better access to long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), including intrauterine devices (IUDs) and contraceptive implants, can now be accessed following new Australian Government funding for the LARC program. This will increase the number of qualified healthcare professionals able to provide these services, expanding availability, making it easier for women to access safe, affordable contraception closer to home.
Smiles for Miles
Australian Dental Foundation
This program aims to improve access to free preventive oral health care and education for priority populations in country SA including children and young people, residents in residential aged care homes (RACH) and vulnerable adult cohorts. The ADF plans to use their fully equipped mobile dental clinic to travel across country SA, providing dental and oral health promotion services to communities across the region.
Healthy Habits
Focus One Health, Sonder
Tailored wellbeing program supporting people to improve their overall health and wellbeing through individualised health coaching and/or healthy lifestyle groups.
School Immunisation Program
Stellar Health Solutions
This service will provide free vaccination clinics to Port Augusta and Whyalla communities, targeting catch-up vaccinations for the under-immunised including outreach sessions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Living with Chronic Pain
Summit Health
This initiative is designed to support individuals dealing with chronic pain and includes a range of services such as group education, individual care coordination, and tailored plans of allied health therapy. The program aims to help individuals understand chronic pain, develop skills to manage it, and improve their quality of life.
Immunisation Grant
Summit Health
The program will strengthen vaccination uptake among older adults across the Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula by combining proactive clinic-based follow-up with on-site vaccination in Residential Aged Care Homes.
