NiGP Innovation Grants Program 2009

1. AGPN acknowledges the financial support of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

2. NiGP Innovation Grants Program 2009 October 2009

3. Application overview • 56 applications received with a total value of $2.2M • 19 NSW • 15 VIC • 10 QLD • 5 WA • 5 SA • 1 TAS • 1 NT • Available funds $270,000

4. Selection process • All applications scored against selection criteria in individually by selection panel members • Panel members: • Dr Christine Phillips –GP, senior lecturer in the Academic Unit of General Practice, ANU Medical School • Gae Sawyer - Programs Manager WA GP Network • Kellie Gourlay - Policy & Program Director ACTDGP • Chrissi Arthur - Nurse Manager Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service • Julia Chandra - Principal Network Adviser Prevention of Type 11 Diabetes Program • Toni Rice • Julie Porritt • Panel members met 22nd September to review selections and make final recommendations

5. Successful applications • Canning Division of General Practice: collaborative approach to the establishment of nurse led clinics in general practice • Far North Queensland Rural Division of General Practice: enabling practice nurses as lifestyle counsellors and coaches • General Practice Network South Inc: nurse development program: building teamwork in GP/PN teams • General Practice Victoria: optimising the role of the practice nurse for patients of CALD background • GP Access: development of a web based decision support tool for face to face and telephone triage • Hunter Rural Division: establishment of a peer review system for general practice nurses • Macarthur Division of General Practice: exploring strategies to increase the recruitment and retention of practice nurses in urban practices with a focus on solo practices and those with cultural specific issues • Otway Division of General Practice: development of a formal preceptorship program for practice nurses supporting undergraduate student nurse placements.

6. Canning – Nurse led clinics • Specialist diabetes clinics 5-7 practice nurses • 3-day accredited diabetes workshop • Mentored by local PHC nurse • Supported by division PN program officer • Use Canning extraction tool to send data to division • Use of collaborative methodology • Measurable outcomes • Practice team based approach

7. GP Access – web-based decision support for triage • Standardised resource to support safe and consistent decisions for telephone and F2F triage • Based on the current triage resource and experience • Improved safety and quality outcomes for patients

8. Macarthur – recruitment in urban practices • Undertake research to determine barriers to recruitment particularly in practices with specific cultural identities • Explore workforce solutions

9. FNQRDGP- lifestyle counsellors and coaches • Training for PNs as lifestyle counsellors/coaches • Structured mentoring and support from division • Development of impact evaluation tools • One to one and group sessions • Focus on rural and remote practices

10. Hunter rural – peer review • Establishment of peer review structure for PNs • Meetings every months in 3 locations to discuss cases • Focus on problem solving, quality improvement and minimising risk • Evaluation to include incident monitoring

11. General Practice South – team building • Training for GP/PN teams • Focus on enhanced clinical leadership by PNs • Quantitative tools to measure team function • Evaluation to include evidence of advanced roles for nurses

12. GPV – CALD resource • Development of a learning module to support role for nurses caring for patients from CALD background • Train the trainer program for division program officers

13. Otway – preceptorship training • Development of a preceptorship training module for PNs acting as preceptors for undergraduate students • Exploration of interrelationship between a positive placement experience and future recruitment

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