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Adelaide Northern A project commencing soon that involves GPs being participants in case conferences with hospital psychiatric liaison staff and the cardiac rehab nurse.

Mental health
Hospitals

 

Mental Health EPC Model being developed:

  • Division EPC program officer has been coordinating and supporting case conferences for GPs with Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service, Adelaide North West Mental Health Service, Division Psychiatrist. Division's role seen as temporary and introductory until it is self-supporting. Mental Health Services have been looking at taking over the coordination role in the future.
  • Liaison with the MHS's has resulted in change in their organisation to establish a position as a point of contact for discharge care planning and case conferencing with GPs
  • Division assisting by identifying service providers to link with for best support of particular patients eg. Co-morbid mental health, intellectual disability, dual diagnoses etc
  • The EPC program builds on a previous shared care project
 
  Pharmacist employed by the Division for the QUM project has been involved in some case conferences. Medication review
  Division working with practice staff teaching them to pre-book teleconferences etc. Step by step instructions given to GPs so the GP is supported when interacting with patients and other service providers. GP systems support
  Health assessment training provided to GPs and practice RNs. This was followed up with telephone support and requested practice visits. The Mental Health Project Officer also worked in the training sessions to promote case conferencing and care planning. Training
Nurse support
 

Contact: andgp@health.on.net

Urban Division

keywords: Mental health, Hospitals, Medication review, GP systems support, Training, Nurse support, Urban Division

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