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Care Planning
The Care Planning Program is one of four sub-programs
of the Local Palliative Care Grants Program (LPCGP),
which is funded by the Australian Government and was
announced in the 2005 federal Budget.
There are 33 Care Planning projects throughout Australia,
with funding of between $100,000 (GST exc) and $250,000
(GST exc), over up to three years, and ending by March
2009.
Overall, the Care Planning program aims to support
health professionals to improve patient care through:
- Developing and implementing flexible models of service
delivery
- Improving collaboration between services
- Supporting smooth and appropriate transitions between
settings of care
The program has six specific objectives, and many
of the projects address several of these objectives:
- Develop resources or tools for care planning
- Involve carers and families in care planning
- Trial models of care (e.g., case conferencing)
- Address the needs of particular population groups
- Support the translation of research into practice
- Promote high-quality evaluation of current initiatives
The national evaluation of the Care Planning program
is being conducted by the Centre
for Health Service Development, University of Wollongong.
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