Evaluating personcentred care in primary health care ANTHONY ELLIOTT Program Manager Innovation and Integration, Brisbane South Primary Health Network (BSPHN)
Agenda and in line with international evidence, Brisbane South PHN has introduced their model for Person-Centred Care. The
SHARON SWEENEY General Manager— Primary Health, BSPHN
model informs how Brisbane South PHN
DR AMY LANGFORD-ELY Senior Clinical Lead— Person-Centred Care, BSPHN
Centred Care principles (see Figure 1).
ALICIA BRUCE Program Manager, General Practice Quality Improvement, BSPHN
encompassed by an integrated system of
SUZZIE HARVEY Person-Centred Care Lead, BSPHN AURORA BERMUDEZ ORTEGA Health Integration Manager, BSPHN
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In response to the National Health Reform
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commissions and strengthens primary health to transform care, in keeping with PersonThe Person-Centred Care model (see Figure 2) considers the broad needs of the person, in the context of their environment and health and social support structures.
The challenge Person-Centred Care is increasingly a focus of high performing health systems and services, but comprehensive implementation and evaluation is a challenge. Brisbane South PHN sought to develop an evaluation framework to measure the impact
