Walgan Tilly project: chronic care for Aboriginal people

• Reach:

  NSW

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Completed

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

The Chronic care for Aboriginal people (Walgan Tilly) clinical services redesign project was developed from a number of established New South Wales (NSW) Health initiatives in an attempt to address the disparities in health care and improve access to and utilisation of chronic care services for Aboriginal people in NSW.

The main goals of the project were:

• to develop practical steps and real solutions to improving access to chronic disease services for Aboriginal families and communities
• to build working relationships between Aboriginal and chronic disease services
• to identify and share best practice in meeting the needs of Aboriginal people with chronic disease.

The project was underpinned by the principles of collaboration and partnership and redesign methodologies were used to review the patient journey of the Aboriginal person (aged 15 and over) who have, or are at risk of, chronic conditions.

The project acheived a number of milestones and outcomes of the project were several state-wide, area health services and justice health solutions as well as recommendations for the next steps of the project.

Abstract adapted from Australian Resource Centre for Health Innovations

Related publications

PricewaterhouseCoopers (2008)

The Walgan Tilly Project: chronic care for Aboriginal people: final report.

Sydney: NSW Health

• Links
• View report: The Walgan Tilly Project: chronic care for Aboriginal people: final report (PDF - 5.1 MB)
• View information: The Walgan Tilly Project: chronic care for Aboriginal people: project overview
• View website: Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovations (ARCHI)
• View website: NSW Health

Links

• View information: Walgan Tilly project
• View website: Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovations (ARCHI)