Sentences with phrase «access to primary health care services»

The Close the Gap Campaign is urging the Federal Government to focus on greater access to primary health care services to detect, treat and manage chronic health conditions in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

These are commitments to ensure equal access to primary health care services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and equal access to health infrastructure.

Not exact matches

In «The Case of the Vanishing Quebec Physicians: How to Improve Access to Care,» author Claude E. Forget, former Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services, calls for primary care reforms that focus on providing more care in communities and clinics, rather than in hospitCare,» author Claude E. Forget, former Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services, calls for primary care reforms that focus on providing more care in communities and clinics, rather than in hospitcare reforms that focus on providing more care in communities and clinics, rather than in hospitcare in communities and clinics, rather than in hospitals.

These included distribution of health workers, specialist outreach clinics, lay health workers, and training of traditional birth attendants to reduce inequalities; lay health workers and training of traditional birth attendants to increase participation in health by consumers; contracting out of health services, integrating primary healthcare services, reminders and recall for immunisation; working with for - profit providers to increase the effectiveness of care; subcontracting the delivery of health services, integrating primary healthcare services, addressing the distribution of health workers, specialist outreach clinics, substitution of doctors by nurses, lay health workers, and training of traditional birth attendants to increase coverage or access; and outpatient referrals to improve the coordination of care.

«That this House opposes the Government's plans to impose a polyclinic, or GP - led health centre, in every primary care trust; regrets that this could result in the closure of up to 1,700 GP surgeries; is concerned that the imposition of polyclinics against the will of patients and GPs could be detrimental to standards of care, particularly for the elderly and vulnerable, by breaking the vital GP / patient link; further regrets that these plans are being imposed without consultation; is alarmed at the prospective loss of patient access to local GP services at a time when care closer to home should be strengthened; believes that the Government's plans would jeopardise the independence and commissioning capability of general practice in the future; supports the strengthening of access to diagnostic and therapeutic services without undermining the structure of GP services; and calls on the Government to reconsider its plans for polyclinics.

They and GPs are concerned that the Government's top - down, one - size - fits - all imposition of polyclinics in London and in each primary care trust across the country will reduce access to their GP services and undermine the GP - patient relationship, which is at the heart of the successful delivery of health care.

Getso said that over the last two years, the state government had renovated more than 300 primary and secondary health care facilities in Kano, with a view to improving access and quality of healthcare services towards reducing maternal and child mortalities.

«With the increased stability that comes from having a home and reduced financial burdens, and being introduced into the social service system and the access to other support services it provides, people receiving housing assistance are getting improved access to primary care health services.

Such an expansion would particularly benefit residents of medically underserved urban and rural communities who otherwise lack ready access to primary care services, especially adults with serious and chronic health conditions that can be cared for in primary care settings, women of childbearing age, children and the low - income elderly.

CAAT's primary focus is on running Animal Health Care Projects in low - income communities with limited or no access to veterinary services for their animals.

Moreover, a percentage of the solar systems will also be provided to local primary health care centres that could truly benefit from access to electricity, and to community health workers who bring vital health services directly into homes and schools currently lacking access to electricity.

Though primary health insurance policies may not provide access to this service abroad, certain travel insurance policies allow travelers to contact a physician with questions prior to seeking care.

Interviews with parents who have a lived experience of mental illness to explore their experiences in GP consultations, their journey through primary health care services and recommendations to support parenting and children's needs when a parent accesses support for a mental health issue.

$ 24.5 million in this financial year to health and ageing programs including Indigenous Health — Healthy for Life; Combating Petrol Sniffing; extending the eligibility for the Hearing Services Program; to increase capacity building in Indigenous communities through the National Illicit Drugs Strategy and additional funding to the Primary Heath Care Access prhealth and ageing programs including Indigenous Health — Healthy for Life; Combating Petrol Sniffing; extending the eligibility for the Hearing Services Program; to increase capacity building in Indigenous communities through the National Illicit Drugs Strategy and additional funding to the Primary Heath Care Access prHealth — Healthy for Life; Combating Petrol Sniffing; extending the eligibility for the Hearing Services Program; to increase capacity building in Indigenous communities through the National Illicit Drugs Strategy and additional funding to the Primary Heath Care Access program;

Urgent research and assessment is required to determine the impacts on Indigenous people's health in remote and regional communities to ensure that residents on these communities have access to basic services including primary health care and the health services they require.

The usual care condition was enhanced by providing primary care clinicians with training and educational materials (manuals, pocket cards) on depression evaluation and treatment.43 Patients receiving usual care had access to usual treatment at the site but not to the specific mental health providers trained in the CBT and care management services used in the study.

The Australian Government's primary concern is to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in western Sydney continue to have access to high quality culturally appropriate primary health care services.

«For NACCHO the acceptance that our Aboriginal controlled health services deliver the best model of integrated primary health care in Australia is a clear demonstration that every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person should have ready access to these services, no matter where they live.

Depression is the leading cause of disability adjusted life years globally.1 The WHO recommends integrating mental health treatments into primary care in order to increase access to effective treatments.2 Alongside increasing prevalence, many economies are facing fiscal pressure that affect their health services.

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The quality improvement intervention included: expert leader teams at each site to implement and adapt intervention; care managers to support primary care clinicians with evaluation, education, medication, and psychosocial treatment, and linking with specialised mental health services; training care managers in manual cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for depression; and access to participant and clinician choice of treatment (CBT, medication, combined CBT and medication, care manager follow up, or referral).

Medicare Locals evolved from the international evidence on the value of a strong primary health care system and have been developing rapidly to improve the coordination of and access to General Practice, Mental Health, Aboriginal Health, Chronic Disease services and Aged Care services, as well as delivering local services to improve health in areas ofhealth care system and have been developing rapidly to improve the coordination of and access to General Practice, Mental Health, Aboriginal Health, Chronic Disease services and Aged Care services, as well as delivering local services to improve health in areas of ncare system and have been developing rapidly to improve the coordination of and access to General Practice, Mental Health, Aboriginal Health, Chronic Disease services and Aged Care services, as well as delivering local services to improve health in areas ofHealth, Aboriginal Health, Chronic Disease services and Aged Care services, as well as delivering local services to improve health in areas ofHealth, Chronic Disease services and Aged Care services, as well as delivering local services to improve health in areas of nCare services, as well as delivering local services to improve health in areas ofhealth in areas of need.

It is for this reason the National Strategic Framework contains a commitment to «comprehensive» primary health care encompassing «clinical / medical care, illness prevention services, specific population health programs for health gain, access to secondary and tertiary health services and client / community support and advocacy.»

Through these programs, the Commonwealth Government facilitates the general populations» access to primary health care as provided by general practitioners and other private health services.

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Similarly, the Primary Health Care Access Program (PHCAP), which is the main program for the delivery of primary health care services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander commuPrimary Health Care Access Program (PHCAP), which is the main program for the delivery of primary health care services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communHealth Care Access Program (PHCAP), which is the main program for the delivery of primary health care services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communitCare Access Program (PHCAP), which is the main program for the delivery of primary health care services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander commuprimary health care services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communhealth care services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communitcare services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities:

Governments should commit to achieving equal access to primary health care and health infrastructure (including safe drinking water, effective sewerage systems, rubbish collection services and healthy housing) within 10 years for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Gidgee Healing's Mobile Health Clinics travels around the Mt Isa, North West and Lower Gulf regions to enhance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's access to culturally - appropriate Primary Health Care services.

The available evidence of intermediate health outcomes achieved by effective Indigenous - specific health services gives grounds for governments to increase their investment in improving access to comprehensive primary health care.

This occurs through the inaccessibility of mainstream services and lower access to health services, including primary health care, and inadequate provision of health infrastructure in some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

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The Action Fund's primary purpose is educating voters about public policies that impact reproductive health care and rights — such as adequate funding for family planning services, access to safe and affordable abortion, the promotion of medically - accurate, age - appropriate sex education for our youth, increased access to emergency contraception and confidential health services for minors.

Health plans typically send a Summary of Payments (SOP) form detailing the type and cost of medical services received to the primary policyholder each time an enrollee on the plan accesses care.

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The key Budget measures within the Indigenous Affairs portfolio are Shared Responsibility Agreements; Healthy Indigenous Housing; Indigenous Health programs including Healthy for Life, Combating Petrol Sniffing, the Hearing Services Program and additional funding to the Primary Health Care Access Program.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples do not enjoy equal access to primary health care and health infrastructure which includes safe drinking water, effective sewerage systems, rubbish collection services and healthy housing.

For example, given that Indigenous peoples» poorer health status would indicate a greater need for primary health care services, it is disturbing that in 2004 it was estimated that Indigenous peoples enjoyed 40 % of the per capita access of the non-Indigenous population to primary health care provided by mainstream general practitioners.

In particular, access to appropriate primary health care services to detect, treat and manage these conditions should be increased.

That accountability and responsibility for the achievement of Indigenous health equality by 2030 and the determinants of this (including, but not limited, to equity of access to primary health care and hospital services) be clearly defined and appropriately established among Australian governments.

Indigenous people, in twenty first century Australia, do not enjoy equal access to primary health care or to health infrastructure (which includes safe drinking water, effective sewerage systems, rubbish collection services and healthy housing).