Early Intervention in Chronic Disease in Community Health (EIiCD)

Page contents: Guiding principles | EIiCD Target population | Services provided | Evaluation

EIiCD focuses upon community based early intervention services for people with chronic diseases. The initiative invests in both Community Health Services and Primary Care Partnerships.

Guiding principles

• Health care is person-centred care
• Consumers are active partners in the management of their chronic disease
• Consumers have increased choice and control
• The right care is provided at the right place and the right time
• Good health is proactively promoted
• Population subgroups of greatest need are targeted
• A whole of service system response is developed

EIiCD Target population

People with chronic disease (with or without complex needs) who may require hospitalisation in the medium to long term.

Services provided

Clients can access a range of health and medical services including community health funded integrated care coordination, nursing, allied health, counselling and self-management interventions.

Evaluation

The department commissioned the Australian Institute for Primary Care (AIPC) to undertake a state-wide evaluation of the EIiCD initiative, including the role of the Primary Care Partnerships (PCP). The evaluation set out to demonstrate improvements at the systems level and the resultant benefits to clients. The evaluation has now been finalised and the executive summary of the final report and the technical report in full provide details about the evaluation methodology and outcomes.

EIiCD Evaluation - Final Report - Executive summary (296kb, pdf)

EIiCD Evaluation - Technical Report (816kb, pdf)

See also:

• EIiCD Community of Practice
• EliCD Sites and Contacts

For further information contact:

Caroline Frankland
Primary Health Branch
Tel: (61 3) 9096 6934

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