Experiences of Older Adults with Dementia and Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD): Understanding Healthcare Access in Residential Settings
Published: 2024 Local
Meeting the healthcare needs of people with dementia experiencing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia is challenging. This report explores how people with dementia living in residential aged care accessed healthcare and their experiences of care during hospital presentations and admissions. This report also investigates the experiences of family carers…ACT Multicultural Primary Care Needs Assessment
Published: 2024 Local
HCCA in partnership with Multicultural Hub Canberra was contracted by Capital Health Network (CHN) to engage with multicultural communities and understand the challenges multicultural communities in the ACT face when accessing primary health services. By engaging directly with members of the multicultural community, this report aimed to uncover specific barriers…Integrated Care in the ACT Region: Consumer perspectives
Published: 2024 Local
The ACT has pursued integrated health care for decades, aiming to improve consumer experiences and quality of care for those with long-term conditions. Better integration of health services improves consumer experience, ensures high-quality care for those with long-term conditions, and addresses service fragmentation. This is the second report from the…Submission: Senate Inquiry into Assessment and Support Services for People with ADHD
Published: 2023 National
Consumers with ADHD can find that having it diagnosed helps them make sense of their life and can provide an opportunity to consider treatment options. When there is a lack of early treatment, combined with the experience of symptoms of ADHD, this can lead to the development of other health…Integrated Care in the ACT Region: Conversations with service providers
Published: 2023 Local
The ACT has sought more integrated health care for several decades as can be seen through the many health related policies and frameworks. Across Australia and internationally, better integration of health services serves to improve consumer experience of care, provide high quality care for the increasing number of people with…Commonwealth Department of Health: After-Hours Primary Health Care Review
Published: 2014 National
HCCA welcomes the opportunity to provide input into the Review into After Hours Primary Health Care Services. Our response is informed by consumer consultation for two recent bodies of work: our response to the Senate Inquiry into Out-of-Pocket Costs and a recent project with ACT Medicare Local, completing a comprehensive…Australian Senate: Select Committee on Health
Published: 2014 National
HCCA is very pleased that the Senate Select Committee on Health has been established. Health, or being in good health is important to everyone and influences how we feel, function and participate in the community. The concepts of ‘health’ and ‘ill health’ must be understood as complex. As well as…Primary Health Care Advisory Group Discussion Paper
Published: 2015 National
Health, and being in good health, is important to everyone and influences how we feel, function and participate in the community. As well as an individual’s experience or understanding of their health, social determinants of health and cultural contexts of health and health care need to be taken into account.ACT Health: ACT Pharmacist Vaccination Program
Published: 2015 Local
A considerable number of our members provided comment on this discussion paper. There was overall support for the proposed pharmacist vaccination program in the ACT. That said, many members raised serious concerns regarding possible risks involved and had questions regarding, quality and safety, privacy and respect and out-of-pocket cost to…Providing Clinical Health Services in an Off-Campus Environment Policy
Published: 2016 Local
Where care is delivered in the homes of consumers there is a balance to be struck between the needs of staff to be safe and recognition that the care setting is the person’s home and this needs to be respected. We appreciate that this policy focuses on how to manage…