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Statewide Paediatric HealthPathways Project DRAFT

The Statewide Paediatric HealthPathways focus on delivering better, safer care for children in Victorian general practice, reducing unwarranted variation in care and reducing the pressure on hospital emergency departments.

The statewide pathways were written by GP clinical editors through collaboration with local GPs, hospital-based paediatric specialists, nurses, allied health professionals and other subject matter experts. More than 150 clinicians from across the state have been involved, including Safer Care Victoria’s Paediatric Clinical Network.

Where available, The Royal Children’s Hospital Clinical Practice Guidelines have been translated into these new statewide clinical care and referral pathways. The pathways are designed for use within general practice during patient consultations and will help GPs and other primary care clinicians to provide best-practice care for young patients presenting with these common conditions.

29 clinical pathways and 16 associated referral pages have been created covering:

  • Allergy
  • Ear, nose and throat (ENT)
  • Gastroenterology
  • Neurology
  • Respiratory
  • Unwell child

Referral pages clearly outline the referral criteria required for GPs to complete appropriate referrals. These essential referral criteria have been specified by each outpatient and specialist paediatric department in Victoria. They aim to improve the quality of referrals, to reduce hospital wait times to ensure the right patients are being seen at the right time, and ultimately, to improve the patient experience.

The Statewide Paediatric HealthPathways is a Safer Care Victoria and Victorian and Tasmanian PHN Alliance partnership.

Implementation of the Statewide Paediatric Pathways project is supported by the Victorian Government.

Access the Statewide Paediatric HealthPathways

GPs and other primary care clinicians across the state can freely access the pathways through their local provider.

HealthPathways Murray

Locations covered:

Central Victoria
Gannawarra
Loddon
Campaspe
Greater Bendigo,
Mt Alexander
Macedon (part)

Goulburn Valley
Moira
Greater Shepparton
Strathbogie
Mitchell
Murrindindi

North East
Albury
Alpine
Benalla
Indigo
Mansfield
Towong
Wangaratta
Wodonga

North West
Buloke
Mildura
Swan Hill

HealthPathways Gippsland

Locations Covered

Bass Coast
Baw Baw
East Gippsland
Latrobe
South Gippsland
Wellington

HealthPathways Melbourne

Locations covered:

HealthPathways Melbourne is a partnership between Eastern Melbourne PHN and North Western Melbourne PHN.

Eastern
Banyule
Boroondara
Knox
Manningham
Maroondah
Mitchell (part)
Monash
Murrindindi (part)
Nillumbik
Whitehorse
Whittlesea
Yarra Ranges (part)

North Western
Brimbank
Darebin
Hobsons Bay
Hume
Macedon Ranges (part)
Maribyrnong
Melbourne
Melton
Moonee Valley
Moorabool
Moreland
Wyndham
Yarra

HealthPathways Western Victoria

Locations covered:

Ballarat Goldfields
Central Goldfields
Ballarat
Hepburn
Moorabool
Pyrenees

Geelong Otway
Queenscliffe
Greater Geelong
Golden Plains
Surf Coast
Colac Otway

Great South Coast
Corangamite
Glenelg
Moyne
Southern Grampians
Warrnambool

Wimmera Grampians
Ararat
Hindmarsh
Horsham
Northern Grampians
West Wimmera
Yarriambiack

South Eastern Melbourne Pathways

Locations covered:

Bayside
Cardinia
Casey
Frankston
Glen Eira Greater
Dandenong
Kingston
Mornington
Peninsula
Port Philip
Stonnington

Key contacts

North Western Melbourne PHN
Project Coordinator
Laura Collins
ph. 03 9347 1188

Eastern Melbourne PHN 
Richard Penberthy
ph. 03 9046 0350

Gippsland PHN
Jeannette Douglas
ph. 03 5126 2899

Murray PHN
Janice Radrekusa
ph. 03 4408 5612
Christine Fishley
ph. 03 4408 5618

Western Victoria PHN
Cara Miller
ph. 03 5381 1756

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    • Leadership
    • PHN Publications
    • Thought Leadership
  • Our Work
    • Best practice, prevention, management and support
      • Accelerated uptake of Hepatitis C medicines
      • Carer Awareness in General Practice
      • Community led cancer screening
      • Lymphoedema Primary Care Capacity Building
      • Optimal Care Pathways
        • Optimal Care Pathways – Oesophagogastric Cancer OCP
        • Optimal Care Pathways – Prostate Cancer
      • Place-based Suicide Prevention
      • Urgent Care Clinics
      • Statewide Paediatric HealthPathways Project
      • Victorian HIV and Hepatitis Integrated Training and Learning (VHHITAL)
        • VHHITAL – Education and events copy pack
    • Connecting health with other sectors
      • Doctors in Secondary Schools
        • Apply to Doctors in Secondary Schools: one day out of your everyday
      • Enhancing Mental Health Support in Secondary Schools
    • Health system integration and reform translation
      • Alcohol and other Drug Integration
      • Care Pathways and Referral
        • COVID-19 care pathways
      • Enhancing Carers Supports Within Primary Health Care
      • Mental Health Integration
      • My Health Record Expansion
      • PIP QI Incentive partnership
      • SafeScript
      • State Emergency and Support Recovery
      • Statewide Specialist Clinic Referral Criteria
      • The National Disability Insurance Scheme in Victoria and Tasmania
      • Voluntary Assisted Dying
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