Health Workforce
Evaluating the role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in primary health care in Australia
This program aims to develop and evaluate the role of Community Health Navigators (CHNs) in health care in Australia. It includes a range of projects and activities including The Community Health workers Extending Care in the Community (CHECC) study, which is a NHMRC funded trial of CHNs providing support and care in the community after hospitalisation, and a program of trials of CHNs in bilingual general practices.
Partnership payment - Community Health Workers extending care in the community
This is a study of Community Health Navigators (CHNs) providing follow-up care for patients as they move from hospital to the community. The study addresses a major challenge of the health system in supporting people with multiple long-term conditions and vulnerabilities who are at risk of hospitalisation and re-hospitalisation due to a range of problems including medication errors, challenges in self-management, and limited access to care. The first phase of the study is a co-design exercise that involves the key stakeholders working together to identify training and supervision needs. The second phase is a randomised trial evaluating the impact of CHN involvement following discharge from hospital.
Bilingual Community Navigators in General Practice
This project explores the feasibility and acceptability of involving bilingual community navigators working in general practice settings to facilitate access to health and social services for people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds with chronic health conditions.