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Population Health

Flexible Funding

Better access to healthcare for South Australia’s population

Country SA PHN responds to identified national health priorities as determined by the Government, and to respond to local health priorities identified in our 2022-2025 Needs Assessment, by commissioning required services.


The range of services being commissioned under Flexible Funding by Country SA PHN is outlined below.

Commissioned Activity

ICCNet

Country Access to Cardiac Health (CATCH)

Objectives

Telephone based rehabilitaiton service that also involves patients local general practices in their recovery from a cardiac event and ongoing care.

ICCNet

24/7 Remote Health Monitoring

Objectives

The service aims to reduce hospital presentations by monitoring patients from the comfort of their home to track their condition and ensure they receive appropriate care.

ICCNet

My Health PoCiTT

Objectives

Use of point of care testing and virtual home monitoring in selected general practice sites.

Save The Children

Support Services

Objectives

Providing support for Aboriginal Mothers and children in Ceduna

Dental Outreach

Dental Services

Objectives

Provide extended access to dental services in the after hours period in Eyre, Flinders and Far West, Kangaroo Island, Limestone Coast, Yorke Peninsula and the Mid North.

Australian Dental Foundation

Dental Services

Objectives

Provide an after hours on call telephone based triage information and advice service with the option of tele-dentistry if required throughout the Murray Mallee and Outback regions.

Royal Flying Doctor Service

Dental Services

Objectives

Provide dental services to remote towns in SA. The RFDS has received funding to extend the hours of this service into the after hours whilst they are visiting, as well as upskilling the local staff to be able to support patients after hours with emergencies and tele-dentistry services.

Sonder

Healthy Eating and Lifestyle

Objectives

Deliver the evidenced based Healthy Eating and Lifestyle (HEAL) modification program over 8 weeks in 85 locations throughout the CSAPHN region. Participatants undergo an individual health assessment and sessions consist of supervised exercise and lifestyle modification education with follow up at 5 and 12 months post program completion to track progress.

Sonder

Palliative Care

Objectives

Delivering psychological interventions and palliative care planning for adults and children with progressive life limiting illness or receiving Palliative care, including their families and significant others. Gawler, Barossa region.

FocusOne Health

Healthy Eating and Lifestyle

Objectives

Deliver the evidenced based Healthy Eating and Lifestyle (HEAL) modification program over 8 weeks in throughout the CSAPHN region. Participatants undergo an individual health assessment and sessions consist of supervised exercise and lifestyle modification education with follow up at 5 and 12 months post program completion to track progress.

Intergrating Primary Health Care Services

Primary Health Care

Objectives

Provide allied health and other specialist nurse services to under-serviced and disadvantaged people with chronic conditions within the country SA region.

  • Country and Outback Health
  • Eyre and Far North Local Health Network
  • FocusOne Health
  • Royal Flying Doctor Service
  • Sonder Care
  • Yorke and Northern Local Health Network
Cancer Council

Cancer Screening in CALD communities

Objectives

The delivery of appropriate and targeted cancer prevention information and treatments focussing on the importance of early detection intervention with CALD communities in the Limestone Coast.

Shine SA

Gender Wellbeing Service

Objectives

After hours peer-led telephony information and support 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.

Asthma Australia

Asthma Community Connector

Objectives

develop a whole of community integrated model of asthma self-management and care known as an ‘Asthma Smart Community’ in Minlaton and Yorketown.

Arthritis SA

Arthritis: Answering the Big Questions

Objectives

Delivered state-wide and takes a multi-faceted phased approach including consumer workshops, animation development, development of digital resources and community education packs.

Summit Health

Living Well with Chronic Pain

Objectives

The delivery of an early intervention chronic pain service using community education, GP referral lifestyle management, Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and opioid reduction methodologies to educate and improve chronic pain. Murray Mallee Region.

Goyder’s Line Medical

Skin Cancer Screening and Awareness Program

Objectives

To increase early detection and treatment of skin cancers through access to screening services in the primary care setting. Keith, Bordertown ,Coober Pedy, Hawker, Port Augusta, Whyalla.

Stellar Health Solutions

School Immunisation Catch Up Program

Objectives

Build and deliver an alternative model of vaccine administration to catch up under immunised and overdue young Aboriginal people aged between 14-18 years living in Port Augusta.