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POPULATION HEALTH PLANNING ON THE GOLD COAST

POPULATION HEALTH PLANNING ON THE GOLD COAST. Linking Population Health Planning, Partnering and Project Management Jon Goodman: General Practice Gold Coast. My community. 515,000 people 3.4% population growth 1500 growth per month 473 GPs at 128 practices 215 practice nurses

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POPULATION HEALTH PLANNING ON THE GOLD COAST

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  1. POPULATION HEALTH PLANNING ON THE GOLD COAST Linking Population Health Planning, Partnering and Project Management Jon Goodman: General Practice Gold Coast

  2. My community • 515,000 people • 3.4% population growth • 1500 growth per month • 473 GPs at 128 practices • 215 practice nurses • 2 public + 3 private hospitals • 54 aged care facilities • 123 pharmacies • 47 HACC providers

  3. Practice locations & GP supply

  4. An Integrated Model: Population Health Planning,Partnering & Project Implementation

  5. Data sources …. people Supply • Division data base • Other services • MBS • Data extraction from GP clinical software • GP Census survey • Service directory Demand • ABS • Local Council • Qld Office of Economic & Statistical research • AEDI • National health surveys & estimated disease rates for Gold Coast (PHIDU Adelaide Uni) • Public Hospital admission data • Public health surveys

  6. KEY GOLD COAST POPULATION DATA • 6th largest Australian city with pop. of 515,157 • Rapid growth at 3.4% per annum • 1.2% A&TSI • Average 30,000 visitors per day • 14% > 65 yo but 32% < 25 • Image of health lifestyle contrasts with reality • Skin cancer rates • Socio economics • Social isolation • Drug & alcohol issues • Demographic impacts multiplied in growth suburbs

  7. IMPACT ON GPGC PROGRAMS • Co-ordinated approach thru PCPC • Usual focus on CDM • Focus on early childhood via early years project • Focus on youth through Headspace site, one of busiest in Australia (100 new registrations pm) • Ongoing struggle with immunisation • Gap between supply (workforce growth) and demand (population growth) • Focus on workforce support programs • Nurses • IMGs • Efficient practice • Impact measure from MBS

  8. Key Learnings • Gathering information is critical to inform priority actions • Not everything is written in formal documents • National & State stats not always regional/ local • Wisdom of groups • Value of diversity • Needs change, situations change, dynamic process • Synergies and surprises when work with others

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