Table 1.

WSICP Strategies

WSICP Strategies	Description
Care Facilitators	Employed by the WSLHD to liaise between patient, general practice, hospital and other services to assist in supporting and coordinating services for patients
Information Technology (IT)	Initiatives to improve sharing of information between hospital and community sectors
Shared Care Plans	Developed in general practices and shared with hospitals, community health providers and patients via a “Linked Electronic Health Record (EHR)”
Specialist Action Plans	Provided at hospital discharge and intended to inform patients and general practitioners about care in complex situations and where treatment is changing frequently
GP Support Line	Provides General Practitioners (GPs) with faster access to hospital specialists including referral to rapid access clinics as required
Rapid Access and Stabilisation Service (RASS) Clinics	Provided to reduce unnecessary hospital admission and re-admission and including Patient Hotlines to facilitate patient access to the clinics
HealthPathways	Online access for GPs to referral and other health service information
Support Payments to General Practices	To facilitate patient enrolment and care planning
Promotion of Patient Centred Medical Home	Support for general practices to lead multidisciplinary teams that provide comprehensive coordinated care especially by improving efficiency and use of information technology. Training to expand staff roles in practices.
Communication between WSICP and non-WSICP Services	Connecting better between hospital and other government and non-government services for patient needs.