This is an innovation project supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Ambulance Victoria
Many of the mental health patients who call Triple Zero (000) for assistance would receive more appropriate care from a specialist mental health clinician than from the paramedics that staff a typical ambulance.
This is an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Ambulance Victoria
This is an innovation project supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Northern Health
Northern Health’s ‘Staying Well’ initiative focuses firstly on identifying patients with chronic and complex health requirements and then providing a service that supports them in the community.
This was an innovation project supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Peninsula Health
Each year, Peninsula Health performs approximately 520 procedures on women who are admitted for surgery to investigate abnormal uterine bleeding (hysteroscopy) or to manage early pregnancy loss.
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Austin Health
La Trobe University
Delirium is a serious medical condition which can cause disturbed thinking and behaviour, and fluctuating consciousness. Being in hospital can compound the challenges of this condition, as patients can find the environment unfamiliar and socially isolating.
This was an innovation project supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Alfred Health
Monash University Department of Translational Nutrition
Gastrointestinal symptoms suggestive of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are one of the most frequent presenting complaints to Australian general practitioners and the most common reason for specialist referral to a gastroenterologist.
This was an innovation project supported by the former Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Supporting patients to die in their place of choice can improve quality of life, satisfaction with care and avoid unnecessary healthcare expenses.
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Monash University
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Melbourne Health (NorthWestern Mental Health Neuropsychiatry Unit at The Royal Melbourne Hospital)
This was an innovation project supported by the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.
Palliative Care South East (PCSE)
PCSE provides home-based care to southeast Melbourne residents who have been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness and receives more than 500 referrals each year.