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Western Victoria Primary Health Network

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Western Victoria Primary Health Network (PHN) was established on 1 July 2015 and is responsible for increasing the efficiency, effectiveness and coordination of health services for patients, particularly those at risk of poor health outcomes.

The Western Victoria PHN services a population of 576,790 and has regional centres in Horsham, Ballarat, Geelong and Warrnambool.

Our strategic priorities include;

REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING

• Undertake regional needs assessment to understand the primary health system priorities for rural and regional communities.
• Engage with general practice, Aboriginal health services, private allied health, community organisations and hospitals to maximise knowledge of workforce, service gaps and system issues.
• Engage with communities to ensure local perspectives are incorporated into program design, delivery and evaluation.

COMMISSIONING

• Use regional needs assessment priorities to inform the development of responsive and innovative workforce and service models.
• Implement transparent and robust contract and procurement processes.
• Adopt evidence based best practice approaches.
• Monitor and evaluate services and models.
Why us
GP AND PRIMARY CARE DEVELOPMENT

- Leverage the expertise of general practice to inform primary care development.
- Collaborate with general practice in implementing quality improvement activities.
- Collate and analyse data to inform service system improvement.
- Create opportunities for the primary care system to partner with general practice to improve health outcomes and reduce preventable hospital presentations.

HEALTH SYSTEM INTEGRATION

- Utilise cross sector collaboration and coordination.
- Implement digital health solutions to improve continuity of care and clinical decision making.
- Enhance capability and capacity of general practice through the co-design of clinical pathways.
- Partner with communities and health professionals
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1 Drummond st Nth,
Ballarat VIC 3350, Australia
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