Gateway Program

Gippsland 41,583 square kilometres 250,000 people Regional city, smaller regional towns remote areas Ageing population 12% of residents were born overseas; Twice the Victorian average of Koorie residents Pockets of high disadvantage (particularly in Latrobe)

Who are LCHS Provides around 140 health and community support programs Employs 428 staff Provides services in clients homes, at LCHS sites or to other health and community services across Gippsland

Locations Community Health sites in: Churchill Moe Morwell Traralgon LCHS also operates from sites in: Warragul, Korumburra, Sale, Bairnsdale,

The Gateway program encompasses five areas: Commonwealth Carelink Service Access (central intake) Emergency Relief Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS) After hours on-call service What is Gateway?

Gateway aims to provide clients: More efficient and effective access to services Improved service coordination resulting in improved client outcomes Gateway

Understand and provide information about more than 140 different LCHS programs Process approximately 18,000 referrals every year Understand and provide information about a variety of services external to LCHS Service Access team

Referrals to any LCHS program can be made by: S2S electronic referral system Fax Phone Walk in Incoming referrals

Service Access Officers (SAO) identify the needs of the client through an Initial Needs Identification (INI) process using the Service Coordination Tool Template (SCTT) On completion of the INI process and prioritisation, client consent is obtained and referrals sent to the appropriate services Initial Needs Identification (INI)

LCHS Program Areas Carer programs and respite services Aged Care Assessment Service Palliative Care and District Nursing Emergency Relief Needle And Syringe Program Care Packages (CACP and EACH) Disability services Planned Activity Groups (PAG)

LCHS Program Areas Health Promotion including worker health checks Baby sleep school Counselling – generalist, family violence and Gamblers Help Drug Treatment Services Chronic Disease management Allied Health – physiotherapy, speech, OT Public dental services General Practice clinic

Questions? Contact can be made with Service Access via to: Make a referral to a specific service/s Discuss a potential referral Further information can be found on the LCHS website at