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2003/2004 Funding Round

HARP Governance:

HARP Reference Group
Departmental Steering Committee

HARP Funded Projects

Consumer and Carer Involvement in HARP

HARP Evaluation

Key Contacts
Evaluation Report July 2001- June 2003

HARP Working Parties:

Publications

HARP Working Parties

The HARP Background Paper - March 2002 ( PDF file 508KB) is the first component of an iterative process to build an evidence base around emergency demand focussed preventive initiatives. The Paper included high level analysis of datasets used within the Victorian public hospital system and drew together the literature reviews and consolidated reports that were relevant and available.

While there is some evidence regarding preventive strategies that are likely to be effective, there is a great deal more to be learnt about how best to manage people with identified risk of hospitalisation. It is particularly important that we are able to better determine what will be effective in the Victorian context.

In 2002 The Reference Group has established seven working parties to undertake detailed work in priority areas. The key purposes of these working parties are to:

Further develop our understanding of good practice and the arrangements that will support it,
Contextualise and ground this understanding in the Victorian health system,
Present the available data that will assist with identifying and targeting opportunities for preventive initiatives under HARP,
Inform the development of the guidelines for the 2003/04 HARP funding round,
Provide a resource to organisations that may respond to the 2003/04 HARP funding round, and
Identify broader issues for consideration by the HARP Reference Group.

Each of the Working Parties is:

Chaired by a member of the Reference Group and reports back to the Reference Group,
Producing a report addressing its specific objectives for release in March 2003, and
Supported by an independent consultant.

The following table outlines the chairperson and contact points for the Working Parties:

Working Party	Chair	DHS Contact
CHF Disease Management	Dr Jan Davies National Institute for Clinical Studies	Paul Williamson Phone: 03 9616 1334
Community/Hospital Interface	Mr Pier de Carlo Western Region Health Service	Paul Williamson Phone: 03 9616 1334
COPD Disease Management	Assoc Prof Don Campbell Clinical Epidemiology and Health Service Evaluation Unit	Paul Williamson Phone: 03 9616 1334
GP/Hospital Interface	Dr John McEncroe General Practice Divisions - Victoria	Paul Williamson Phone: 03 9616 1334
Integrated Care for Complex Needs	Dr Peter Hunter St Vincent's Health	Paul Williamson Phone: 03 9616 1334
Technology	Assoc Prof John Rasa Eastern Health	Paul Williamson Phone: 03 9616 1334
Mental Health	Professor Bruce Singh University of Melbourne	Paul Williamson Phone: 03 9616 1334

Key contact

Paul Williamson
Tel: 03 9616 1334
Email: paul.williamson@dhs.vic.gov.au

29 July, 2005

Last updated: 24 May, 2006
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