Palliative Care Access to Medicines (PCAM) Project - Adelaide PHN
Tender ID: 335422
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Tender Description
The Adelaide PHN is requesting proposals from suitably experienced organisations to deliver the Palliative Care Access to Medicines (PCAM) Project.
The aim of the PCAM Project is to support palliative care in the community through enhanced planning and access to essential medicines for end-of-life care.
The PCAM Project provides for the development and delivery of targeted strategies and resources for patients, caregivers, community palliative care services, residential aged care services, GPs and community pharmacies in relation to the South Australian Core Medicines List and anticipatory prescribing. The project is to be delivered across the Adelaide metropolitan region.
Adelaide PHN is one of 31 independent organisations nation-wide that are funded by the Australian Government to coordinate and improve primary health care services in their local areas.
The Australian Government's objectives for PHNs are that they will:
1. increase the efficiency and effectiveness of health services for patients, particularly those at risk of poor health outcomes; and
2. improve coordination of care to ensure patients receive the right care in the right place at the right time.
APHN reaches from Sellicks Hill to Angle Vale and from the foothills to the sea. It encompasses a community of some 1.2 million people.
APHN aims to improve health outcomes for the community by commissioning services to address local needs. The APHN is guided by community, clinical and stakeholder input.
For more information, please visit the APHN website at www.adelaidephn.com.au The APHN website includes publications, resources, maps, population health data, and needs assessments for the Adelaide Metropolitan area.
The RFP will be open for four weeks.
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