1 July 2021

Reducing preventable admissions to hospital and long-term care – A High Impact Change Model LGA

Reducing preventable admissions to hospital and long-term care – A High Impact Change Model
LGA
  • This High Impact Change Model aims to support local care, health, and wellbeing partners to work together to prevent, delay or divert the need for acute hospital or long-term bed-based care.
  • The model focuses on two goals and five high impact changes that help realise one or both goals. 
  • The two goals are:
    • Goal 1: Prevent crisis: Actions to prevent crises developing or advancing into preventable admissions
    • Goal 2: Stop crisis becoming an admission: Actions to divert or prevent an attendance at A&E becoming an admittance to hospital or long-term bed-based care
  • The five high impact changes and the goal or goals they relate to:
    • Change 1: Population health management approach to identifying those most at risk (Goal 1)
    • Change 2: Target and tailor interventions and support for those most at risk (Goal 1)
    • Change 3: Practise effective multi-disciplinary working (Goals 1 and 2)
    • Change 4: Educate and empower individuals to manage their health and wellbeing (Goals 1 and 2)
    • Change 5: Provide a coordinated and rapid response to crises in the community (Goal 2)
  •  Case studies and supporting materials are included as appropriate.