POPULATION HEALTH PLANNING ON THE GOLD COAST Linking Population Health Planning, Partnering and Project Management Jon Goodman: General Practice Gold Coast

My community 515,000 people 3.4% population growth 1500 growth per month 473 GPs at 128 practices 215 practice nurses 2 public + 3 private hospitals 54 aged care facilities 123 pharmacies 47 HACC providers

Practice locations & GP supply

Needs Analysis Broad Priorities Local Population Health Plan Data collection Consulting Partnering Review PlanDoStudyAct An Integrated Model: Population Health Planning, Partnering & Project Implementation

Data sources …. people Supply Division data base Other services MBS Data extraction from GP clinical software GP Census survey Service directory Demand ABS Local Council Qld Office of Economic & Statistical research AEDI National health surveys & estimated disease rates for Gold Coast (PHIDU Adelaide Uni) Public Hospital admission data Public health surveys

KEY GOLD COAST POPULATION DATA 6 th largest Australian city with pop. of 515,157 Rapid growth at 3.4% per annum 1.2% A&TSI Average 30,000 visitors per day 14% > 65 yo but 32% < 25 Image of health lifestyle contrasts with reality Skin cancer rates Socio economics Social isolation Drug & alcohol issues Demographic impacts multiplied in growth suburbs

IMPACT ON GPGC PROGRAMS Co-ordinated approach thru PCPC Usual focus on CDM Focus on early childhood via early years project Focus on youth through Headspace site, one of busiest in Australia (100 new registrations pm) Ongoing struggle with immunisation Gap between supply (workforce growth) and demand (population growth) Focus on workforce support programs Nurses IMGs Efficient practice Impact measure from MBS

Key Learnings Gathering information is critical to inform priority actions Not everything is written in formal documents National & State stats not always regional/ local Wisdom of groups Value of diversity Needs change, situations change, dynamic process Synergies and surprises when work with others