EmailRenal Health
The Victorian renal health system is well established and for many years has been successful in providing coordinated statewide services for those with chronic kidney disease.
Enhancing Home Dialysis Grant Program 2011-12
The Department of Health is calling for submissions to support increased uptake of home based therapies through the provision of non-recurrent funding in 2011-12
Submissions should target initiatives that address one or more of the following objectives:
- Building capability of the workforce to support approaches to home-based therapies.
- Improving training for home-based dialysis.
- Establishing flexible and innovative assisted models of care.
- Utilising new technology and e-health advances.
The Department encourages broad collaboration in approaches to this initiative. This may include developing applications in collaboration with, for example, one or more:
- other public providers
- private dialysis providers
- education providers
- technical or other support services
- community based services, eg. hospital in the home, RDNS.
Key Dates:
Closing date for submissions: Friday 13 January 2012
Successful applicants notified by: Friday 3 February 2012
The application form and background information are attached:
Application form (PDF file, 47 kb)
Home dialysis submission guidelines 2011 (PDF file, 51 kb)
For further information, please contact Kristel Li Tai Tsat on 9096 6101 or email renal@health.vic.gov.au
Victorian renal health plan – Discussion Paper
The Victorian Renal Health plan is being developed to provide new directions for the renal health system. This provides an opportunity to reassess how the system functions and make sure it can continue to respond to changing needs into the future.
The final renal plan will be confirmed through collaboration between the Department of Health, health services, the Renal Health Clinical Network, clinicians, professional groups, peak bodies, patient representatives and other stakeholders.
A paper has been prepared to facilitate community discussion on future directions for the renal health system.
The following presentation summarises the discussion paper and outlines the relationship to the Victorian Health Priorities Framework 2012-2022.
Comments
Health care providers, consumers, carers and other interested parties are invited to submit written feedback on issues raised in the discussion paper.
This form provides the option to answer questions within the discussion paper. Only relevant questions need to be answered, others can be left blank.
Submissions will be accepted until 9 September 2011.
Written submissions can also be mailed to:
Renal Health Strategy Consultation
Clinical Service Development Unit
Department of Health
Level 19
50 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne Vic 3000
For further information contact: renal@health.vic.gov.au
Renal Health Clinical Network
The role of the Renal Health Clinical Network is to provide a focus across all clinical disciplines towards prevention of illness and injury, the maintenance of kidney health and to bring about improvement in the delivery of sustainable renal health services.
Further information on the Renal Health Clinical Network can be found on the Clinical Networks in Victoria website.
