Urgent Care Service Expansion: Western Sydney Leading the Way in Urgent Care
The announcement from the New South Wales and Victorian Governments of a major expansion to urgent care services across both states is welcome news in Western Sydney. These services are crucial to supporting people with urgent but non-life-threatening conditions in accessing high-quality community-based care faster, freeing up capacity in emergency departments for patients with […]
Reducing Western Sydney ED Presentations by up-to 40%
As of Monday 18 July, up-to 40% of patients that currently present to hospital emergency departments (ED) in Western Sydney may be suitable for referral to an Urgent Care Service centre thanks to a cutting-edge initiative under the Western Sydney Care Collective. Designed to avoid unnecessary hospital presentations, Western Sydney residents are now able to […]
WentWest Stories, UCS: Trevor’s Story
Western Sydney Care Collective is a whole of system approach designed to enable and support the delivery of value-based health care in the community, ensuring health care is outcome-focused and patient-centred, and provided at the right time, in the right place. The Value Based Urgent Care pathway aims to reduce the number of non-urgent […]
Mobile Imaging Service Designed to Prevent Hospital Presentations
2 June 2022 The Western Sydney Primary Health Network (WSPHN) and Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) have partnered with Mobile Radiology Australia (MRA) to provide free diagnostic imaging services to patients as part of the Western Sydney Care Collective (WSCC) program. In 2021, the WSPHN annual Needs Assessment showed a clear need for mobile […]
WentWest Stories, UCS: Jackson’s Story
Western Sydney Care Collective is a whole of system approach designed to enable and support the delivery of value-based health care in the community, ensuring health care is outcome-focused and patient-centred, and provided at the right time, in the right place. The Value Based Urgent Care pathway aims to reduce the number of non-urgent presentations […]
$10.9 Million Boost to Establish Urgent Care Centres in Western Sydney
19 May 2022 In a major step towards easing pressure on Western Sydney’s emergency departments, up to 12 urgent care service centres will be established over the next year thanks to a $10.9 million grant from the NSW Government to bolster the next phase of the Western Sydney Care Collective initiative. The service centres, embedded […]
New Hearty Program in Western Sydney
Cardiology in Community practice, Healthway Medical Practice: Dr Julie Ong, Nurse Donna Datoon, and receptionist, Mirla with WentWest Practice Coordinator, Jake Cronin 5 May 2022 We are proud to launch a new cardiology initiative under our joint Western Sydney Care Collective (WSCC) program with Western Sydney Local Health District. Cardiology in Community (CIC) aims to […]
Urgent Care Service centres offer alternative to ED
17 February 2022 Over 40% of patients that present to Emergency Departments (ED) in Western Sydney are classified as triage category 4 and 5. These types of presentations could now potentially receive treatment outside of an ED, thanks to Value Based Urgent Care. The Value Based Urgent Care pathway aims to alleviate the pressure […]
WentWest Stories: Angela’s Story
Western Sydney’s Rapid Response: Care in the Community for COVID-19 initiative empowers local health partners to coordinate digital care provision for COVID-19 patients. The program, a joint initiative between WentWest – the Western Sydney Primary Health Network (WSPHN), and Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD), sets a precedent for future home-based patient care. The […]
Introducing Western Sydney Care Collective
We are pleased to announce that Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) and WentWest, Western Sydney Primary Health Network (WSPHN) are joining forces to deliver a new project that will provide patient centred, value-based health care to the people of Western Sydney. The ‘Western Sydney Care Collective’ is a collaborative commissioning project that will significantly […]