Chronic Care

Lower Hume PCP work with member agencies to improve chronic care through:

  •  Strengthening system integration and communication within and between services to provide early intervention and integrated care, and;
  • Supporting the implementation of person-centred models of care and initiatives that build health literacy to empower consumers to be active participants in their health.

Ovens Murray and Goulburn Chronic Care Strategy

The Ovens Murray-Goulburn Chronic Care Strategy is intended to guide the actions of a wide range of public and private organisations and health professionals as well as organisations beyond the health sector who play critical roles in prevention of chronic conditions, and then support, care and management of people living with chronic conditions in the Ovens Murray & Goulburn Areas. The Strategy sets out priority areas and desired outcomes for the short and medium term, together with longer term aspirational outcomes. Successful implementation of actions will rest on how organisations and their workforce respond to developments in chronic conditions health service delivery in their local context and will be supported by PCPs.

Additional Resources/Information

Ovens Murray Goulburn Chronic Care Strategy FINAL (05.2019)Download
Ovens Murray Goulburn Chronic Care Strategy – Executive Summary FINAL (04.2019)Download

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Introduction

Contents

1. Diabetes services and supplies in Lower Hume

2. Understanding Diabetes

3. Diabetes Management

4. Living with Diabetes

5. Other resource forms & links

Links: for some useful links, please see our links page

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Lower Hume Primary Care Partnership

18 hours ago

Lower Hume Primary Care Partnership

Murray PHN is a not-for-profit organisation funded predominantly by the Australian Government to tackle identified national health objectives and local priority areas.

Local contributions are important to their thinking and discussions and they are listening to the voice of the community. They use the messages from the community to help fund primary health services across the region and also to develop models of care that support and maintain the best possible health, wellbeing, and independence for each of us.

Your view matters - have your say on local health. Whatever your experience of your health system, telling them about it will make decisions more effective.

They invite you to participate in this short survey which is open until 11:59PM Tuesday 13 October.You’re invited to complete a short survey so we can learn about the health needs of our regional communities. This year’s COVID-19 pandemic followed a summer of natural disasters including flood, drought and devastating bushfire. We’re keen to understand how these challenges have affected you. Visit: https://bit.ly/commvoicessurvey ... See MoreSee Less

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Lower Hume Primary Care Partnership

3 days ago

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Connect with nature, get active and have fun these school holidays with walking games from Get Active VictoriaLiven up your family walks these school holidays with some walking games. Download our Walking Games activity sheet to get you started.
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Lower Hume Primary Care Partnership

1 week ago

Lower Hume Primary Care Partnership

Be courageous and talk about how you’re feeling. Connect with your mates, pick up the phone, seek help online, see your GP, or find a trusted professional.“One of the first symptoms of depression is lethargy. I’d go ‘what’s the point of putting that paddock in?’ I had a neighbour, a seventy-two year old, shearing his own sheep and I was forty-seven and I couldn’t get out of my damn seat.

My wife was at me like most wives, ‘go to the doctor because there’s something wrong with you’. And me being like most blokes, took a gutful of it and didn’t do anything. And then I decided, I’ll go to the doctor just to shut her up for five minutes.

So I went to the doctor in town, he’s a friend and he suggested I go to counselling. Well I didn’t believe that I had depression, but after I talked to the wife I decided I would go.

It turned out that the straw that broke me was that I had this image that a big, tough bloke like me should be able to shear all day and drive a tractor all night, which isn’t possible. And the counsellor said, the best thing you can do is go talk with your peers, talk with your mates. Tell ‘em how you feel. And that’s exactly what I did.

One of the things that came out of my depression is that now I’m more of a sook than I ever was. It doesn’t take much to tear up, but it feels good to get it out. When I’m old, I’ve got a vision of me and my wife sitting here, with a cuppa tea, with our daughters and grandchildren down there. That was the vision that saved me.”

That was John's story. Read about the stories of other Real Aussie Blokes at www.realaussieblokes.com

Visit weneedtotalk.movember.com for help on how to reach out, and for details of local 24-hour crisis support services if you need to speak with someone immediately.

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Lower Hume Primary Care Partnership

1 week ago

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Curious how to make healthy eating easier? Check out Cook Well, Eat Well. Brought to you by Nutrition Australia and VicHealth, aiming to help Victorians create healthy meals at home during COVID.

Get creative in the kitchen with a range of free recipes, and videos of how to cook them. Find new ideas for individuals, families and organisations. Learn some new food facts and take a look at other healthy eating resources.

Visit www.cookwelleatwell.org.au and checkout the free resources.

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