To all my Nursing colleagues, If you can have a read of the linked post and take the time to respond to PHIconsultation@health.gov. The key question is "Do you agree that practice nurses, mental health nurses and/or nurse practitioners should be added to the list of health professionals eligible for benefits under CDMPs?" As a Nurse, I will be responding in the affirmative. Nurses are a critical layer in the management of chronic disease and the ability to be appropriately funded just makes perfect sense. As Ben Harris has drafted in his post, the response can be as simple as “Yes, practice nurses, mental health nurses and/or nurse practitioners should be added to the list of health professionals eligible for benefits under CDMPs.” A positive change for consumers and the practitioners that provide chronic disease management.
Practice nurses, mental health nurses and nurse practitioners should have the opportunity to contribute to health funds' chronic disease management plans. After much sector advocacy, the Department of Health have started consultation on allowing the nursing professions to be funded to provide services through these plans - currently the law prohibits health funds' paying for nurses' services through these programs. Health funds want this change. We know practice nurses, mental health nurses and nurse practitioners have so much to offer people living with chronic diseases. There is so much opportunity for these programs to fully utilise nurses' skills, and for nurses to develop and lead programs. However, for this to happen, nurses need to speak up. The consultation process is quick and easy - all you need to do is send an email to PHIconsultation@health.gov.au. The key question is "Do you agree that practice nurses, mental health nurses and/or nurse practitioners should be added to the list of health professionals eligible for benefits under CDMPs?" Private Healthcare Australia will be saying yes, and adding a lot of detail about the skills we are currently not able to utilise for these programs, the importance of improving the management of chronic diseases, and why we think the nursing professions are vital in the task. We will be estimating the number of people that may be helped, and the funding we expect health funds to invest. However, submissions could be as simple as "Yes, practice nurses, mental health nurses and/or nurse practitioners should be added to the list of health professionals eligible for benefits under CDMPs." Thanks to Mark Butler and Ged Kearney for letting this proposal go forward, and the support of nursing peak organisations. Over time, using nurses' skills and attributes to help people with chronic diseases manage their conditions will make a huge difference to the community's health. #practicenurses #nursepractitioners Australian College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) https://lnkd.in/gjYRr-if
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Greetings Luke, can we have a conversation to promote medical tourism for elective surgeries to members?
PhD MSc MNg AdvDip(Mgt&Leadership) CDE GACN FADEA, Bullwinkel Scholar - Nurse Practitioner (Diabetes/Bariatrics) / Clinical Researcher, Tasmanian Health Service
5moIt can be so much more. Nurse Practitioners are perfectly placed and trained to actually develop, implement and evaluate the outcomes of any CDMP, rather than being only a recipient via referral for a specific number of consultations. This would be particularly important for rural regional areas with medical workforce shortages, and for areas where the need is high e.g. veterans requiring comprehensive care and on long wait lists for access for mental health issues or chronic conditions. I have advocated for this in many places, but it requires a real mind-shift. But the evidence of nurse practitioner health outcomes is clear and longstanding hashtag #ACNP hashtag #nursepractitioner Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Australian College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) Australian Diabetes Educators Association