Improving access for community health and sub-acute outpatient services

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1076777

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Many patients face long waits for access to outpatient and community health services. Waiting lists with triage systems to allocate priority are commonly used to manage demand, but these systems often contribute to inefficiencies in service delivery. This project will trial implementation of an alternative approach using immediate allocation of new patients to triage appointments in a range of ambulatory services within a metropolitan health service.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Partnerships

Funding Amount: $644,791.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Health and Community Services

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

access to health care | allied health | community-based | health economics | multidisciplinary | priority setting | translational research | waiting lists

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