Medicare Local-Local Health Network partnerships in South Australia: lessons for Primary Health Networks
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Date
2015-09-07
Authors
Javanparast, Sara
Baum, Fran
Barton, Elsa
Freeman, Toby
Lawless, Angela Patricia
Fuller, Jeffrey
Reed, Richard Lewis
Kidd, Michael Richard
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Australasian Medical Publishing Company Ltd
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AMPCo Pty Ltd. Produced with Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Abstract
Objectives: To examine the partnerships in population health planning
between Medicare Locals (MLs) and Local Health Networks (LHNs) in
South Australia, and the factors that facilitated or constrained collaborations,
to offer lessons for LHNs and Primary Health Networks.
Design, participants and setting: We conducted a qualitative study using
individual interviews with key informants (executive or program leader
staff) from the five South Australian MLs and the five South Australian
LHNs. A total of 34 interviews were conducted between March and
July 2014.
Results: Significant work was undertaken by MLs in the process of
population health planning and needs assessment. Participants from both
MLs and LHNs described examples of collaborative work, including data
sharing and synthesis, program implementation and community
consultation. The focus of LHNs on acute and intermediate care, the lack of
system-level strategies to support collaboration, and constant policy and
structural changes leading to uncertainty in the primary health care landscape
were perceived as key barriers to collaboration.
Conclusions: The experience of MLs and their achievements in building
relationships and trust with stakeholders in their regions, including LHNs,
provide valuable lessons for the new Primary Health Networks in Australia.
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Javanparast, S., Baum, F., Barton, E., Freeman, T., Lawless, A., Fuller, J., Reed, R., & Kidd, M. (in press). Medicare Locals and Local Health Networks Partnership: Lessons for Primary Health Networks. Medical Journal of Australia 203 (5), 219.