Brisbane North PHN

"The Year in Review celebrates some of our shared achievements over the past 12 months and is testament to what can be achieved working in partnership," he said. Brisbane North PHN Deputy Chief Executive Officer Libby Dunstan said collaboration with Metro North HHS is making a dramatic difference to the integration of care across the region. "Our partnership approach is underpinned by co-sponsored health and wellbeing plans covering healthcare for older people and a regional mental health, suicide prevention and alcohol and other drug treatment services plan," Ms Dunstan said. "As well as our regional plans, we achieved many tangible outcomes throughout the year that are documented in the Year in Review. "Specialist-led GP education, a reduction of emergency department attendances through the Team Care Coordination program, and the launch of a service offering support to people following a suicide attempt are just some of our wins along the way," she said. Also during 2017/18, the Health Alliance between Metro North HHS and the PHN made progress improving the health and wellbeing of older people through the work of the Ageing Well Initiative. Health Alliance General Manager Professor Don Matheson said the success of the Ageing Well Initiative is contingent on the strength of the partnership between the two organisations. "Developing a partnership mindset has been the key to unleashing the potential of working collaboratively to improve the healthcare system," Professor Matheson said. In 2019, the PHN and Metro North HHS will build on this collaborative work through the continuation of existing initiatives and by identifying further areas in which to work together to improve the health of communities in the North Brisbane and Moreton Bay region. To view the joint Year in Review, Working together to enhance health outcomes 2017/18 go to: http://bit.ly/MNHHS-PHN_yearinreview (PDF 1.59MB)