Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s health outcomes, life expectancy and access to health care should be equal to that experienced by other Australians.
The goal of WVPHN is to support general practices to deliver health care services that can improve Aboriginal peoples’ experience and access to quality primary health care services.
Underpinning this goal is the accurate collection of identification status information from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients to help governments and GPs apply the data to plan services that align with patient needs; this is particularly critical as GPs endeavor to deliver good clinical practice, achieved by Asking the Question and to know if a First Nations person is in their practice so as to make the best medical screening choices for the early detection of conditions common to First Nations People and associated referrals choices.
Change Ideas
Download resource: Change Ideas – Aboriginal and Torres Islander health (docx 114 KB)
Resources
| Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) | Improve recording of First Nations status in Clinical Software (docx 274KB) |
| COVID vaccination for First Nations patients (docx 281KB) | |
| Improve Cultural awareness of practice staff – First nations (docx 275KB) | |
| Increase the number of 715 Health Assessments (docx 277KB) | |
| Quality Improvement Register | Quality Improvement Register (docx 211KB) |
| MBS Information | MBS Online Item 715 |
| Government publications | AIHW – Health and wellbeing of First Nations people |
| Dept of Health, Disability and Ageing – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health | |
| General Practice Mental Health Standards Collaboration (GPMHSC) | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander – GPMHSC Includes resources for GPs who support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples |
| HealthPathways | Health Pathways |
Support
If you have any questions relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, please contact our Primary Care Engagement Officers.
e. qi@westvicphn.com.au
t. 1300 176 271
Request a visit from your Primary Care Engagement Officer here.