Commissioning Update

Adelaide PHN receives funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care to commission services which meet the health needs of the Adelaide metropolitan community. Below is a summary of our recent commissioning activity.

Primary Mental Health Services

• Commissioned: Contracts have been executed with all the preferred providers with new services operational from 1 July.

Aged Care

• Commissioned: Care Finder Program is now fully operational.

• Commissioning soon: Contract negotiations with consultants are underway to support general practices with implementing quality improvement activities. These will be aimed at supporting healthy ageing and improving the management of chronic disease. Practices have been recruited through an EOI process which is now closed.

• Commissioning soon: The second round of grant funding for the Telehealth in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs) program is now closed. A third round of grant funding for the program will commence shortly.

• Commissioning soon: A select tender is underway to identify a preferred provider for ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) program supporting the management of chronic disease in primary care settings.

Youth Enhanced Service (YES)

• Commissioning soon: Contract negotiations are underway with YouTurn, the preferred provider for Youth Enhanced Services (YES). YouTurn will commence service delivery on 1 July 2023.

Head to Health

• Commissioning soon: Contract negotiations are underway with the preferred provider for the Head to Health Phone Service. Services are expected to commence 1 July 2023.

• Commissioning soon: Contract negotiations are underway with the preferred provider for the Head to Health Northern Centre. The Centre is anticipated to be operational by 1 October 2023.

Strengthening Medicare

• Commissioning soon: Grants have been offered to all general practices under the federal Strengthening Medicare initiative commencing 1 July 2023.

Urgent Care Clinics (UCC)

• Commissioning soon: Registrations of Interest have been received from general practices interested in applying to become a UCC. A tender process is now underway to select providers for the four UCCs in the Adelaide PHN region.