CareFirst

Completed

Duration:

30 June 2018

Funding Amount:

$1 million

Locations

Brimbank

Hume

Merri-bek

Overview

Delivered by Medibank, CareFirst is a six-month behaviour change program that upskills general practice teams to better manage chronic conditions and provides patients with tools and approaches to help them achieve better health outcomes.

People recently diagnosed with chronic heart failure, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, osteoarthritis, type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease can be invited by their GP to participate, and will be provided with a personalised care plan and health coaching.

The program is being implemented in 30 local GP clinics in Brimbank, Hume and Merri-bek to support 820 public patients living with two or more chronic diseases, helping them to improve their quality of life and stay out of hospital.

Outcomes

The program aims to:

Build the capacity and capability of general practices to better manage patients with two or more chronic conditions;
Improve patient understanding of their chronic conditions, allowing them to better self-manage.

For more information about this program, contact us.

We acknowledge the people of the Kulin nations as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which our work in the community takes place. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

We also recognise, respect and affirm the central role played in our work by people with lived experience, their families and/or carers.

While the Australian Government Department of Health has contributed to the funding of this website, the information on this website does not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government and is not advice that is provided, or information that is endorsed, by the Australian Government. The Australian Government is not responsible in negligence or otherwise for any injury, loss or damage however arising from the use of or reliance on the information provided on this website.

General feedback

We acknowledge the people of the Kulin nations as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which our work in the community takes place. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

We also recognise, respect and affirm the central role played in our work by people with lived experience, their families and/or carers.

While the Australian Government Department of Health has contributed to the funding of this website, the information on this website does not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government and is not advice that is provided, or information that is endorsed, by the Australian Government. The Australian Government is not responsible in negligence or otherwise for any injury, loss or damage however arising from the use of or reliance on the information provided on this website.