Healthy Heart, Healthy Minds program
Co-design and consultation process
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Purpose
COORDINARE is commissioning the Healthy Hearts Healthy Minds program to address cardiovascular disease (CVD), a priority health condition in South Eastern NSW.
The program is being funding through the “PHN commissioning of Multidisciplinary teams” funding stream, announced as part of the Building a Stronger Medicare package in the 2023-24 budget.
Healthy Hearts Healthy Minds involves a nurse-led intervention for people who are at risk of CVD and is delivered in the general practice setting.
The program will initially involve nine general practices who will host a practice nurse employed and managed by an external provider.
This engagement aimed to test and refine the Healthy Hearts Healthy Minds service model by involving consumer representatives and general practices contracted to deliver the model.
The objectives of the engagement activities were to:
- introduce the current ‘model of care’ for the Healthy Hearts Healthy Minds program and understand how it addresses the needs and preferences of the target audience
- collect insights and suggestions that can strengthen the design and delivery of the program, relating to what the program offers, who it reaches, and how it is delivered.
- analyse and summarise key considerations to inform ongoing commissioning and establishment of the program.
Insights and learnings
Thank you to consumer representatives, GP’s and other expert advisors who participated in recent consultations.
Our engagement included:
- 2 focus groups with consumer representatives (14 participants), as well as an online survey response from a consumer
- 1 focus group with participating practices/expert partners (8 participants).
There were a number of key findings that emerged from these engagements.
You can access the summary of findings here.
What's next in the process
The feedback generated from these engagements will be used to improve the model of care for the Healthy Hearts, Healthy Minds Program.
This service will be implemented from July 2025 until June 2027.
The program model will evolve over time in response to feedback from involved GP practices, practice nurses, and program participants.
An independent evaluation will be undertaken prior to the end of the program in 2027.
