Winter Strategy 2024 progress

Spirometry in Griffith, June 2024, led by Robyn Paton MLHD.

The Living Well, Your Way Winter Strategy 2024 is progressing well, with general practices actively engaging with both new and existing patients to provide proactive care and interventions, helping to reduce hospitalisations during the colder months.

Patients
We are expecting to have about 750 patients participating in the program for 2024. Practices are focusing on providing timely immunisations, monitoring patient symptoms with check ins and using CareMonitor, conducting spirometry and ECGs, updating Sick Day Action Plans (SDAP) and GP Management Plans (GPMP), plus much more.

Heart Plan in a Box has been successfully introduced into this year’s Winter Strategy with 18 practices undertaking quality improvement activity for heart failure management and care within their practices. Heart Plan in a Box provides a hands-on toolkit with exceptional evidence-based resources designed to improve heart failure patient management from experts across the nation.

Education
Spirometry training was delivered across five locations during May with 51 clinicians attending. We are currently completing the assessment of all attendees. We will be considering more spirometry training prior to the next Winter Strategy in 2025. Training is open to all practices and clinical staff. If you are interested please email info@livingwellyourway.org.au.

A huge thank you to Robyn Paton, MLHD Respiratory Clinical Nurse Consultant for her dedication to deliver education to practice nurses and GPs throughout the Murrumbidgee over the past few years. We welcome Sistine Anne Ramajo-Aredidon who is currently acting in the role.

As part of the Winter Strategy education plan, 13 education sessions have been delivered with 113 general practice staff attending.