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A collaborative is groups of practices learning and sharing ways to achieve rapid improvements in clinical outcomes. The Australian Primary Care Collaboratives (APCC, formerly known as NPCC) is funded by the Australian Government and focuses on the following topics:
- Diabetes
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Access and Care Redesign
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Chronic Disease Prevention and Self Management
- Closing the Gap
How does a collaborative work?
The Collaboratives program consists of learning workshops with action periods in between and afterwards to deliver real improvements in practice.
While the learning workshops are about sharing ideas and approaches, the action periods are where you and your colleagues implement the ideas you have formulated for your practice.
The ideas are implemented using the Improvement Model which consists of two key parts: a series of questions to guide improvement and short Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles in rapid succession. The PDSA method is a way to break down change into manageable chunks, testing each small part to make sure that things are improving and no effort is wasted.
Getting involved
Closing the Gap is the only topic that gpns is currently facilitating. This local wave has been specifically designed to improve access to services and health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
For further information on the APCC Closing the Gap topic, please contact gpns Information Management and Integration Team Leader, Rachel Hayhurst, or gpns Indigenous Health Project Officer, Sonja Martens. Key concepts from this program have been integrated into all gpns programs to support Success in Practice.
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The APCC National website contains a variety of ideas for general practices considering or actively implementing change or improving practice systems. Collaborative practices have access to a range of resources produced throughout the APCC via the online reporting website. Alternatively the gpns practice support team may be able to source examples of specific resources.
Click on these links for the latest edition of the APCC newsletter and other program news.
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