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Matt Jones Loddon Mallee Murray Medicare Local 24 May 2013

21 Victorian Rural Doctors Conference: -. Matt Jones Loddon Mallee Murray Medicare Local 24 May 2013. Australia Population . In 2010 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare estimated that Australia is experiencing a net increase in population growth of approx ’ 40+ per hour.

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Matt Jones Loddon Mallee Murray Medicare Local 24 May 2013

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  1. 21 Victorian Rural Doctors Conference: - Matt JonesLoddon Mallee Murray Medicare Local 24 May 2013

  2. Australia Population • In 2010 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare • estimated that Australia is experiencing a net increase • in population growth of approx’ 40+ per hour. • + 34 Births • - 16 Deaths • +22 International Migration • Aust growth = 1 person every 1min and 23 seconds • The Australian population ticked over 23 million • on Tues 23 April 2013

  3. Australian Pop - Demographics

  4. LMMML vs Aust. Demographics

  5. Demographic Profile changes

  6. Population characteristics

  7. Life Expectancy Comparisons

  8. Physical activity – socioeconomic

  9. Obesity

  10. Diabetes

  11. Our Healthcare System

  12. Australian Health Care System • GROWTH IN COSTS • In 2009/10 Australia spent $121.4 billion on health • = 9.4% of GDP • In 1999/2000 Australia spent $72.2 billion on health • = 7.9% of GDP • In 1981/82 health cost Aust’ $10.8 billion = 6.3% of GDP

  13. Growth in costs

  14. Cost per disease group

  15. Working within the system

  16. Australian Health system

  17. Australian Health Care System

  18. Possible Pathways to healthcare

  19. More information… • Website: www.lmmml.org.au • Kerry Parry • Workforce Services Manager • Email: kparry@lmmml.org.au • Phone: 03 5481 1320 or 0418 540 411

  20. Allocated per person health expenditure, by age, by constant $

  21. Prevention is better than cure • Prevention is cheaper than cure • The challenges associated with improving health outcomes and reducing costs : • reside in services that are community based, enabling people to make informed decisions about their own health • Answer = Primary Health Care Shifting the curve!

  22. Co-ordination and engagement of primary health care at the regional level :- Loddon Mallee MurrayMedicare Local

  23. What are Medicare Locals? • Independent Company: – • Company Ltd Guarantee • Board of Directors: – • Skills Based, Non Representative • Member based organisation

  24. Where?

  25. Where?

  26. Where?

  27. Medicare Local NationalStrategic Objectives

  28. Medicare Local NationalStrategic Objectives

  29. Who - Medicare Locals will work with? • General Practice • Private Allied Health • Publically Funded Allied Health • Health and Hospital Services • Pharmacy • Community Health Services • Residential Aged Care Facilities • Specialists • Local Government • PCPs • NGOs • Consumers • Communities

  30. How? Medicare Locals Regional Focus Population Health Planning Generate evidence and information to enable informed decisions and $ allocation

  31. What will Medicare Locals do? • Improving primary care system: • Identifying need • Working with stakeholders to address need • Engage stakeholders and community to enable • greater co-ordination and improved service delivery: • Focus upon quality • Focus upon evidence based • Enhanced capability • Developing tailored solutions to suit local systems and community characteristics

  32. What will Medicare Locals do? Practice Support • Focus upon quality • Focus upon evidence based • Enhanced capability • Developing tailored solutions to suit local systems and community characteristics CPD Workforce Change in customer and approach

  33. What will Medicare Locals do? Capability enhancement • Encourage service improvements • Implement preventative health initiatives • Facilitate focused change in service arrangements • Facilitate greater service co-ordination and improved patient support • Deliver clinical services Bowel Cancer, Health promotion After Hours, Allied Health etc Partners in Recovery Mental Health, Market failure etc.

  34. Shifting the curve

  35. Improving access to information - individuals and the system

  36. Finding Services

  37. Obtaining information

  38. Questions?

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