Statewide approaches to alcohol and other drugs health is a shared priority of the six Victorian Primary Health Networks, an Australian Government Initiative and the Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services.
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Efforts to support the Enhancing Mental Health Support in Schools (EMHSS) program which provides mental health services to all 327 government secondary schools across Victoria.
Contributions to emergency planning and activation of primary care sector linkages in the event of an emergency.
Operational information regarding the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Collaboration with the Australian Digital Health Agency to support provider readiness and communications and community engagement for the My Health Record Expansion across local catchments.
Design, develop and deliver training to prescribers and pharmacists on how to use SafeScript which helps prescribers and pharmacists to safely manage patients who may be misusing prescription medicines, or those who may be receiving supplies of high-risk medicines beyond therapeutic need.
Care pathways aim to enhance clinical knowledge and promote best practice care, reduce the number of patients referred to specialist care who could be managed in primary/community care, build collaboration and reduce fragmentation across the health service network, and improve health outcomes.