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Better, sooner, more convenient health care in Midlands

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4The Integrated Family Health CentreA local focus on tak<strong>in</strong>g control of the dayAs a proof of concept the <strong>health</strong> burden model has been developed us<strong>in</strong>g demographic <strong>in</strong>formationwith<strong>in</strong> mesh blocks, and disease prevalence ratios, checked aga<strong>in</strong>st available disease cod<strong>in</strong>g data, toproject concentrations. The application of <strong>health</strong> burden becomes far <strong>more</strong> useful when applied tosmaller populations with<strong>in</strong> areas covered by Integrated Family Health Centres, where the particularcharacteristics of the population and actual disease cod<strong>in</strong>g data can be used to ref<strong>in</strong>e the method tosub mesh block geographic cod<strong>in</strong>g.Incorporat<strong>in</strong>g other patient characteristics of engagement and their capability for <strong>health</strong>management aga<strong>in</strong>st the <strong>health</strong> burden provides the ability to determ<strong>in</strong>e the nature of servicedelivery to the population with<strong>in</strong> the Integrated Family Health Centre and other allied primary andsecondary <strong>health</strong> providers. The determ<strong>in</strong>ation of the <strong>health</strong> service burden with<strong>in</strong> a particular areaallows for far better plann<strong>in</strong>g of the <strong>health</strong> service resources required to support it.Integrated Family Health Centre Commission<strong>in</strong>g ToolGenderEthnicityIFHC EnrolledpopulationQu<strong>in</strong>tileAge BandsPOPULATIONPrevalence RatesDiabetesCardio VascularMental HealthHealth BurdenYouth HealthWell / LifestyleDiabetesCardio VascularMental HealthOlder PeopleUserNeedsProfileEngagedNot EngagedSelf-ManagementSupport AvailableSelf-ManagementSupport RequiredNo Self-ManagementSupport RequiredNeeds ProfileService BurdenYouth HealthWell / LifestyleDiabetesCardio VascularMental HealthOlder PeoplePick UpDeliveryRequired HealthProvider Capacity(IHFC and AlliedProvider FTEs)Service StandardYouth HealthWell / LifestyleDiabetesCardio VascularMental HealthOlder PeoplePick UpDeliveryHealth ProviderBy Service TypeYouth HealthWell / LifestyleDiabetesCardio VascularMental HealthOlder PeopleConceptual model of the Commission<strong>in</strong>g Tool: Help<strong>in</strong>g plan both staff<strong>in</strong>g structure and workflowaccord<strong>in</strong>g to patient needs.47

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