The Australian Primary Care Collaboratives Program: improving diabetes care

Abstract

Problem: Diabetes is a major, growing health problem often managed in primary care but with suboptimal control of risk factors. Design: A large-scale quality improvement collaborative implemented in seven waves. Setting: General practices and Aboriginal medical services across Australia.

Making sense of change: patients’ views of diabetes and GP‐led integrated diabetes care

“…Management in the primary care setting by general practitioners (GPs) is common for most people with type 2 diabetes in Australia . Further, it is widely acknowledged that primary care is critical to the diagnosis and quality improvement in diabetes care . To that end, this sector is undergoing substantial reform in Australia to ensure access to the most appropriate care for people at the right time and in the right place, both now and in the future .…”

“…5 Further, it is widely acknowledged that primary care is critical to the diagnosis and quality improvement in diabetes care. 6 To that end, this sector is undergoing substantial reform in Australia to ensure access to the most appropriate care for people at the right time and in the right place, both now and in the future. 7 The goals for diabetes patients are to improve care coordination, self-care support and quality of care at the primary-secondary care interface.…”

The evolution of nursing in Australian general practice: a comparative analysis of workforce surveys ten years on

“…Nurse education providers are increasingly seeking to prepare graduates to work in primary care and to provide postgraduate courses with a primary care focus [12]. This transformative agenda is being driven by the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases, a need for improved coordinated management of chronic and complex conditions and the increasing evidence for the value of preventative care [13]. Monitoring and responding to both push and pull factors in the health workforce is important in ensuring a dynamic and responsive primary care workforce.…”

2017 National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support

“…Practitioners can highlight the benefits and accessibility of online diabetes communities as a resource to help participants learn from others living with the condition, facing similar issues, available 24 h a day, seven days a week, when it is convenient for them to engage. A personcentered approach is recommended to incorporate ongoing support plans in clinical care (115,128,166).…”