GP and community nurse co-location in a disadvantaged community
Vanessa K. Rose A C , Elizabeth Harris A , Elizabeth Comino A , Teresa Anderson B and Mark F. Harris AA Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
B Sydney Local Health District, Post Office Box M30, Missenden Road, NSW 2050, Australia.
C Corresponding author. Email: v.rose@unsw.edu.au
Australian Journal of Primary Health 17(4) 300-301 https://doi.org/10.1071/PY11054
Submitted: 4 May 2011 Accepted: 5 September 2011 Published: 15 November 2011
Abstract
People living in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities have a high burden of disease but often receive ‘inverse care’. We explored a model of general practitioner and community nurse co-location in a disadvantaged community in south-west Sydney, Australia. Co-location resulted in increased referrals from doctors to the community nurse, including an increase in referrals related to psychosocial issues. This small study suggests integrated primary health care might have an impact on specialised state-based psychosocial health services.
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