Embedding eye health preventative care into primary care
Tender ID: 510688
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Many eye conditions are preventable if detected or treated early. Regular eye examinations are an effective measure for identifying common eye problems.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused people to defer their eye health checks due to optometry closures, leading to an increase in preventable eye problems. The pandemic impact has also disproportionately impacted vulnerable and under screened populations, specifically in the LGAs of Knox, Whittlesea and Yarra Ranges in Eastern Melbourne PHN.
Eastern Melbourne PHN is providing funding grants for 10 general practices to participate in a quality improvement (QI) program to assist general practices to improve the eye health of their patients. Using a whole of practice approach, practices will focus on eye health checks for at risk groups, increasing engagement with local optometrists and ophthalmologists.
Funding of $7,000 will be available to general practices who complete the QI, reporting and evaluation requirements. The LGAs of Knox, Whittlesea and Yarra Ranges have been identified as having a higher prevalence of people in the at-risk groups of diabetes, smoking, hypertension, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, over the age of 40, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Practices located in Knox, Whittlesea and Yarra Ranges LGAs are encouraged to apply.
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