Care Coordination and Supplementary Services
About the ProgramAs part of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) National Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap (CTG) in Indigenous Health Outcomes, the Commonwealth is contributing $805.5 million over four years for an Indigenous Chronic Disease Package (ICDP). Under the ICDP, the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (AGDHA) has provided funding to GPQ for overall management of the CCSS Program in Queensland.
Click here to read about the ICDP.
The aim of this Program is to contribute to improved health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic health conditions through better access to coordinated and multidisciplinary care. The CCSS Program also aims to increase the support to Indigenous patients through their GPs and provide more proactive management.
The CCSS Program will contribute to improved health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic health conditions through the following two components:
- Care coordination provided by qualified healthcare workers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients with a chronic disease. Patients must be referred by a GP in general practices or Indigenous Health Services participating in the Practice Incentives Program (PIP) Indigenous Health Incentive; and
- Supplementary Services. There is a flexible pool of funds that can be used to assist patients receiving care coordination under the CCSS Program. The funds can be used to access medical specialist and allied health services that are in accordance with the patient’s care plan. The funds may also be used to assist with the cost of local transport to health care appointments.
Links
Resources
- Information Sheet
- Client Fact Sheet
- Referral/Consent Form Fraser Coast
- Referral/Consent Form Bundaberg
- GP Resource Kit
- GP Factsheet: Supporting primary care providers to coordinate disease management
- Transport directory and criteria for service
