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Funding announced by the Federal Government under the Building a Stronger Medicare package will support PHNs to commission multidisciplinary teams to improve the management of chronic diseases in the primary care setting.
Multidisciplinary teams involve multiple health professionals from several different disciplines who care, collaborate and communicate together to provide comprehensive care for the patient/client. See Multidisciplinary team - Integrated care (nsw.gov.au)
The Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Pilot Program aims to support GPs in the management of chronic conditions, improve health outcomes and reduce avoidable hospitalisations by:
Health professionals that can be commissioned to form part of the multidisciplinary teams include:
The PHN will commission two MDT pilots in the identified priority locations of Moree and Muswellbrook to address locally identified chronic health needs.
Providers who are based in or have the capacity and capability to establish and deliver face to face multidisciplinary team-based clinical services in one or both priority locations are invited to respond to the tender.
A provider information session was held on Tuesday 30th July 2024 via GoTo Webinar. A recording of this session can be accessed here.
Interested providers are encouraged to indicate an Expression of Interest for RFP-161 Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Pilot Program now via email to hneccphncontracts@thephn.com.au and register for TenderLink (HERE) to receive notifications regarding the RFP release.
See also: PHN Workshops - How to write winning grants and tenders
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