Primary Care Support
Primary Care Advancement & Integration Team
The Sydney North Health Network’s (SNHN) Primary Care Advancement & Integration Team (PCAIT) is an experienced group of primary care experts that are working with GPs, practice nurses, practice managers and practice staff to help better the patient experience so that patients receive the right care, in the right place at the right time.
What support we can provide
The team promotes patient-centred, integrated care and can support practices in a variety of areas including:
- General Practice Accreditation
- Aged Care
- Cancer screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Digital Health
- Education & Networking Events
- Primary Care Nurse Transition Program
- Immunisation
- Integrated Care
- iSOLVE Falls prevention research project
- Lumos – GP Data Linkage Project
- New Programs – DiRect, Dementia Quality Care, Heart Connect
- Person Centred Medical Home (PCMH)
- PRODA registration
- PRODA delegation
- Quality Improvement Initiatives and PIP QI
- Templates
- Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities
Meet the team
The Primary Care Advancement Team members are:
- Deb Pallavicini (Acting General Manager, Primary Care Advancement and Integration)
- Sue Barry
- Sarah Botros
- Heather Chapman
- Sandra Collins
- Vicky Conomy
- Alex Jaksetic
- Kim Kindler
- Rocky Luo
- Hema Patel
To speak to a member of the PCAIT, please contact Sydney North Health Network on (02) 9432 8250 or email pcait@snhn.org.au
Benefits for the Practice
Working together with the PCAIT provides:
- Access to an experienced team of Primary Care Advancement Coordinators available to respond to a broad range of practice support needs.
- Opportunity to engage with training and quality improvement activity.
- Timely communication of opportunities to work together on innovative models, in support of primary care service integration, coordination and improving patient-centred experience.