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Changing Practice. Embedding a Broader Needs Assessment Framework. Julie White. Why?-Plan. Background
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Changing Practice Embedding a Broader Needs Assessment Framework Julie White
Why?-Plan • Background • Acknowledges an identified need for a more holistic, coordinated and systematic approach to client care and a move away from the current problem-oriented/discipline-specific focus on health. • Adopting a holistic and sensitive approach to client needs in context of their physical, social, emotional and cultural environments • Supporting the transfer of care between settings to facilitate the provision of integrated care • Reducing assessment duplication • Integrating self management, health promotion & prevention within the assessment phase of the client journey • The Broader Needs Assessment does not replace clinically specific assessments however it aids in identifying the interrelated factors(social determinants) identified by the World Health Organisation that impact a client’s capacity to self-manage their chronic condition
Do-Getting the evidence to drive change • Benchmarked 11 assessment templates in community health against an existing validated assessment template • A medical record audit of 120 files was also undertaken with a focus on best practice chronic care e.g. does evidence based decision support drive the care pathway • Findings analyzed and benchmarked against Wagner Chronic Care /and Victorian Service Coordination Practice Manual.
Study • 0% of assessment templates captured • depression and anxiety, • oral health, • transport issues, • financial concerns, • formal supports and • carer involvement • 27.3% of assessments captured smoking and client identified needs • 18.2% of assessments captured pain, nutrition and weight • 9.1 % of assessments captured cognition and memory, falls, living arrangements and informal supports
Study- Governance- Formation of working group-Key stakeholders from multiple settings and sectors were engaged. Department of Health Industry advisor/DHSV/ Acute Mental Health -key members of working group Developed -Overarching principles aligned with National and State Policy directions All domains sought clinical expertise aligned with evidence based practice and identified locally relevant pathways Obtained consensus and agreement around question set to be trialed Consumer input- we trialed question set with focus group and also utilized a mental health community advisory committee Implement-ACT Three month pilot across multiple services and settings e.g. Koori / PenDAP / Mi Health / Early Intervention /HARP/ Domiciliary Care /Counselling
Study-Outcomes/Evaluation • File Audit • Applicability and Practicality of the template questionnaire • Post pilot Focus Group • Consumer feedback
Collaboration-Shared Learning's & expertise The Frankston Mornington Peninsula Primary Care Partnership-had identified through a large catchment wide scoping activity that Assessment was an area its partnership would like to focus on A proposal was put fourth that the work undertaken by Peninsula Health could be shared and further roll out could occur across the catchment for a more consistent approach to assessment could be