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Expression of Interest Guidelines - Summary
The Rural Palliative Care (RPC) Program, funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA), is one of a number of initiatives designed to achieve the goals of the National Palliative Care Strategy.
Under this Program, funding of up to $5 million over a three year period will be made available to support several rural Divisions of General Practice in the development and implementation of collaborative models, demonstrating improved access to multidisciplinary palliative care delivery for rural communities.
The Program is designed to significantly improve access to quality, coordinated palliative care for people living in rural and remote communities. This will be achieved through funding projects which enhances common understandings among participants / key stakeholders, strengthens links between palliative care and mainstream service delivery, and accounts for the broader consumer and community interests.
A National Reference Group has been established to oversight the selection process, to provide expert advice as needed to the Department, and to provide guidance and support for the projects by ensuring the needs of each sector is being addressed.
Expressions of Interest close no later than 22 May 2003 at 7pm
Expression of Interest (EOI) Guidelines
Expressions of interest are sought from eligible rural Divisions of General Practice that can satisfy the following guidelines:
- Facilitation of an interdisciplinary approach to the delivery of sustainable palliative care services, building on existing resources.
- Consultation and collaboration at local and regional level of key stakeholders in the provision of palliative care involving the Divisions of General Practice, the Area Health Service, private nursing agencies, pastoral care, community and consumer based groups, and volunteers.
- Strategic plan: describing proposed service model; which should reflect the following key components:
- 24 hour access line for advice, support, referral
- Project management using multi agency governance
- Integrated patient centered medical records system
- Implementation of service specific palliative care database (eg PalCIS)
- Facilitation of multidisciplinary team meetings, including strategies for the generation of enhanced primary care case conferences and care plans
- Ongoing education
- Links to specialised Palliative Care Services
- Provision of a multidisciplinary, multi-service communication strategy
- Identification of need through specific service assessments including such indicators as current palliative care patient Emergency Department presentations, GP on-call requirements, community / private nursing workload, current community access and service delivery.
- Use of the Griffith Area Palliative Care Service (GAPS) - Division of Murrimdidgee Division of General Practice (MDGP) model to gauge sustainability of project, and
- A business plan including processes to identify sources of funding to ensure sustainability of rural palliative care services as well as a risk management strategy; including an outline of budget expectations.
Who can apply?
Rural Divisions of General Practice
How will the expression of interest be assessed?
Selection will be based on a systematic comparative analysis of received expressions of interest.
The following factors will be taken into account by the selection panel when choosing EOIs for recommendation to the RPC Reference Group.
- The way in which the proposed project addresses the EOI Selection Criteria
Equity
- Demonstrated need
- Cultural Competence
- Sustainability
The selection panel reserves the right to exclude from consideration any EOIs which do not address all of the selection criteria.
The selection panel will provide a shortlist to the RPC Reference Group of those projects that are recommended for further invitation to provide a submission for full funding. On endorsement by the RPC Reference Group, recommendations will be forwarded to the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing for final consideration.
Types of activities that will not be funded
- GP clinical payments.
- Projects or materials which duplicate or extend existing resources or initiatives.
- Long-term, ongoing funding or routine service delivery costs.
- Activities that assist only a sole individual with no impact on the wider community.
How to apply
Applicants must complete the Expression of Interest form. When completing your EOI, please bear in mind the EOI Selection Criteria.
Please note EOI responses in total should be no longer than 2 x A4 Pages
Electronic submission of EOIs is preferred. Alternative arrangements should be made with the RPC Program Officer.
For further information or assistance with your expression of interest please contact the RPC National Consultant, Mr Ian Hatton on 0428 280 671 or the RPC Program Officer on 02 6228 0800, alternatively please email wshephard@adgp.com.au.
Expression of interest must be received by ADGP Rural Palliative Care no later than 22 May 2003 at 7pm. No extension of this deadline will be given.
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