Year-in-Review-2021-22 - Flipbook - Page 72
Aged Health, Chronic
Care, Rehabilitation,
General Medicine,
General Practice,
Endocrinology and
Andrology
This Stream provides care for members of the
community who are more likely to have multiple
acute and chronic co-morbidities, disability,
including cognitive disabilities, and who have
frequent interactions with healthcare providers
across multiple settings of care provision. The
Stream includes a complex range of acute and
sub-acute inpatient services, services that assist
transition from hospital to home, community
services, outpatient and ambulatory care services
across the District. The District has 60 Residential
Aged Care Facilities (RACFs) with 4,576 residents.
Assisting local RACF residents to access appropriate
healthcare is one of the responsibilities of the
Stream. The Stream, worked with the District
Executive and our partners in the RACF and
disability sector, to assist in the management of
COVID-19 within RACFs and disability homes. The
Stream also assisted in the vaccination of frail and
vulnerable people in communities in our District.
Cancer Services
and Palliative Care
The cancer landscape is rapidly changing with
significant developments in cancer screening
and diagnostics, with improvements in genetic
sequencing, the expansion in immunotherapy and
targeted therapy, evolution of cellular and molecular
therapies and minimal invasive surgery.
The Cancer Services and Palliative Care stream
cared for almost 4000 inpatients and just over
117,000 outpatients. In response to the evolving
COVID- 19 pandemic, the Cancer Services and
Palliative Care Executive redeployed staff to
support the COVID-19 response. Cancer Services
moved into the new Concord Cancer Centre (CCC).
Highlights this year included a new Multidisciplinary
Team Room, the incorporation of Icon radiology
and installation of PET-CT at Concord Cancer
Centre; unveiling of the Rosemary Slater artwork;
CALD Breast Cancer Concierge Project and Cancer
Survivor Project; development of district-wide policy
for palliative care home oxygen; Lifehouse palliative
care transition plan; Infusions Centre plans for
RPA and Concord Hospitals; new data analyst role;
model of care collaboration between rpavirtual and
Palliative Care; new committee to address cardiac
complications and challenges in collaboration with
the Cardiology Stream.
Drug Health
Services
This Stream provides a range of treatments and
interventions at hospitals and health centres across
the District to address the needs of people with
disorders of substance use and related harms.
The Stream also works with community groups
to address local concerns relating to substance
misuse activity and public amenity. Services
include withdrawal management; opioid treatment;
clinical toxicology; a court diversion program; harm
reduction including the Needle Syringe Program
and primary healthcare for people who inject drugs;
assertive outreach: counselling; tobacco cessation
clinics; substance use in pregnancy and parenting
services; and hospital consultation and liaison.
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