Better Sooner More Convenient Primary Care - New Zealand Doctor
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Implementation plan: to June 30<br />
Development of the Mental Health Co-ordinator role<br />
develop job descriptions and competencies required based on the role expectations<br />
outlined in the guidance paper<br />
identify FTEs required in Greymouth, Buller and Hokitika<br />
identify potential funding stream and transition of human resource<br />
develop assessment procedures: screening for anxiety and mood disorders, screening<br />
for substance use disorders, detailed comprehensive assessment when clinically<br />
indicated<br />
develop patient pathways for all new referrals to mental health services<br />
identify resource requirements for extending maupapa Māori Mental Health service to<br />
include tangata whai ora in primary settings<br />
develop a range of „packages of care‟, eg. brief intervention counselling provided by the<br />
co-ordinator, ongoing psychosocial support provided by the co-ordinator, client referred<br />
to community based support with or without ongoing review by co-ordinator, brief<br />
intervention counselling provided by primary mental health psychologist/ counsellor,<br />
client is referred for management to secondary mental health services, „shared care‟<br />
arrangements are supported by the co-ordinator.<br />
Enhance general practice team roles<br />
develop a pathway for selected patients who require only brief intervention counselling<br />
from psychologist/counsellor to be assessed by the general practice team and to access<br />
this counselling directly<br />
provide further training in screening and assessment to general practice teams<br />
up-skill nursing team in management of anxiety/panic/depression.<br />
Greater integration between secondary services and general practice teams<br />
enhance the psychiatric consultant liaison role to support GPs, providing phone support,<br />
educational sessions, medication reviews<br />
implement primary/secondary Multi Disciplinary Team meetings.<br />
Support for patient self care<br />
widely distribute PHO developed self help materials in a variety of formats<br />
promote approved mental well being resources supplied by CPH and available for patients<br />
and health professionals at IFHCs.<br />
create link to Community & Public Health website on PHO website<br />
enhance access to web based patient support programmes via publicity campaign eg.<br />
www.healthnavigator.org.nz, access to Monkey See DVDs<br />
develop links between primary mental health professionals and mental health promoters<br />
develop closer linkages with community agencies eg. PACT, Richmond Fellowship, Te Ara<br />
Mahi, Homebuilders and Focus Trust etc.<br />
Business case appendices V12 AC 25Feb2010 Page 95