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21 Victorian Rural Doctors Conference: -. Matt Jones Loddon Mallee Murray Medicare Local 24 May 2013. Australia Population . In 2010 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare estimated that Australia is experiencing a net increase in population growth of approx ’ 40+ per hour.
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21 Victorian Rural Doctors Conference: - Matt JonesLoddon Mallee Murray Medicare Local 24 May 2013
Australia Population • In 2010 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare • estimated that Australia is experiencing a net increase • in population growth of approx’ 40+ per hour. • + 34 Births • - 16 Deaths • +22 International Migration • Aust growth = 1 person every 1min and 23 seconds • The Australian population ticked over 23 million • on Tues 23 April 2013
Australian Health Care System • GROWTH IN COSTS • In 2009/10 Australia spent $121.4 billion on health • = 9.4% of GDP • In 1999/2000 Australia spent $72.2 billion on health • = 7.9% of GDP • In 1981/82 health cost Aust’ $10.8 billion = 6.3% of GDP
More information… • Website: www.lmmml.org.au • Kerry Parry • Workforce Services Manager • Email: kparry@lmmml.org.au • Phone: 03 5481 1320 or 0418 540 411
Allocated per person health expenditure, by age, by constant $
Prevention is better than cure • Prevention is cheaper than cure • The challenges associated with improving health outcomes and reducing costs : • reside in services that are community based, enabling people to make informed decisions about their own health • Answer = Primary Health Care Shifting the curve!
Co-ordination and engagement of primary health care at the regional level :- Loddon Mallee MurrayMedicare Local
What are Medicare Locals? • Independent Company: – • Company Ltd Guarantee • Board of Directors: – • Skills Based, Non Representative • Member based organisation
Who - Medicare Locals will work with? • General Practice • Private Allied Health • Publically Funded Allied Health • Health and Hospital Services • Pharmacy • Community Health Services • Residential Aged Care Facilities • Specialists • Local Government • PCPs • NGOs • Consumers • Communities
How? Medicare Locals Regional Focus Population Health Planning Generate evidence and information to enable informed decisions and $ allocation
What will Medicare Locals do? • Improving primary care system: • Identifying need • Working with stakeholders to address need • Engage stakeholders and community to enable • greater co-ordination and improved service delivery: • Focus upon quality • Focus upon evidence based • Enhanced capability • Developing tailored solutions to suit local systems and community characteristics
What will Medicare Locals do? Practice Support • Focus upon quality • Focus upon evidence based • Enhanced capability • Developing tailored solutions to suit local systems and community characteristics CPD Workforce Change in customer and approach
What will Medicare Locals do? Capability enhancement • Encourage service improvements • Implement preventative health initiatives • Facilitate focused change in service arrangements • Facilitate greater service co-ordination and improved patient support • Deliver clinical services Bowel Cancer, Health promotion After Hours, Allied Health etc Partners in Recovery Mental Health, Market failure etc.
Improving access to information - individuals and the system
