HealthOne Mt Druitt
HealthOne Mt Druitt is located at Mt Druitt Community Health Centre in a purpose built 'hub' extension to the facility. HealthOne Mt Druitt was officially opened by the Minister for Health on 23rd June 2008.
HealthOne Mt Druitt's service model is based on a 'hub and spoke' virtual service approach. It brings together GPs, Community Health (CH) staff and other service providers involved in the care of identified clients to facilitate communication between providers, support care planning and coordination.
HealthOne Mt Druitt core service components include: criteria based enrolment system; agreed care partnerships (GP and CH clinician); designated care communicator; co-case management (GP and CH clinician); case conferences; agreed care plan; and multi-levels of service provision.
Two GP Liaison Nurses employed by Community Health - one for chronic, aged & complex care and one for child & family - are the linchpins of this model, identifying clients needing care coordination and linking GPs, Community Health and other service providers.
The HealthOne Mt Druitt hub functions as a resource and planning base (including education and training), and a central point for multidisciplinary assessments and case reviews and the delivery of a range of service clinics, including:
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Complex Wound Clinic
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Child and Family Health Clinic
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Falls Clinic (in development)
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Antenatal Clinic (in development)
Outreach clinics are also planned at identified isolated locations which do not have ready access to GPs and other health service providers.
Location and demographics
Mt Druitt and surrounding suburbs have a population of approximately 83,000 and comprise a large part of Blacktown local government area (LGA) (population approximately 280,050). The Blacktown community suffers entrenched levels of socio-economic disadvantage as demonstrated by:
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Weekly income for 38% of the population is below the poverty line
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Lower education levels and higher crime levels (especially juvenile crime) than Sydney generally
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West Area Health Service (SWAHS) and NSW levels
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Public housing rates of 45-50% compared to the Sydney average of 5.7%
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A reported incidence of domestic violence 28% higher than the next AHS, with child protection notifications also high.
Blacktown LGA is also culturally diverse with large indigenous and overseas born communities:
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8.2% of Blacktown LGA residents are overseas born compared to 35.5% across SWAHS and 24% in NSW overall
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60% of the refugees arriving in NSW each year settle in SWAHS with Blacktown and Auburn receiving the highest proportion
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Overall, 28% of the Blacktown population is aged less than 15 compared to the NSW average of 20%: this figure rises to 36% for refugee groups
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The majority of SWAHS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population (1.5% of the total SWAHS population) live in Blacktown LGA. Some 59% are under 24, compared to 37% in the non-Indigenous population
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The 70 and over group comprise only 2.4% of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population compared to 9% of the non-Indigenous population - reflecting compromised health status and shortened lifespan
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A 34.6% cross Area increase in the over 70's population is predicted over 2001 to 2016, with significantly higher increases in Blacktown LGA.
Target population groups
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Clients with complex health needs, chronic illnesses or who are frail aged and live at home
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Families with children where there are vulnerabilities / risk factors and a need for additional support
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Young people with health needs including mental health (linked to Mt Druitt Headspace initiative)
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Parts of the Mt Druitt community that have difficulty accessing services due to disadvantage or isolation
Documentation
- HealthOne Mt Druitt Strategic & Implementation Plan [PDF, 211KB]
- Patient Journey - Chronic, Aged & Complex [PDF, 257KB]
Key contacts
This web page is managed and authorised by Inter-Government & Funding Strategies of the NSW Department of Health. Last updated: 30 March, 2009
