Albury Wodonga Health will be playing its part in rebuilding
our mental health and wellbeing services locally. This is a collective effort
with government and community and we are engaging across the sector to deliver
this transformation.
Statewide priorities were initially identified and these
encompassed 8 core areas that AWH has commenced working on:
Priority 1: Embed lived experience in leadership, design and
delivery of Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Services
Priority 2: Establishing the two Area Mental Health and Wellbeing
Streams
Priority 3: Expanding core clinical services
Priority 4: Delivering more clinical activity outside of
standard business hours
Priority 5: Primary and secondary consultation across the
system and developing models of shared care
Priority 6: Forming a partnership with an NGO provider of
wellbeing services
Priority 7: Integrated mental health and alcohol and other
drugs treatment, care and support for people living with mental illness and
substance use or addiction
Priority 8: Supporting the new Local Adult and Older Adult
Mental Health and Wellbeing Services
However, as transformation continues new and additional
priorities are being added and AWH is flexibly responding to these. In recent
times this has included:
·
preparing the organisation for
the implementation of the 2022 MHW Act
·
a Digital Services Trial –
looking at increasing the accessibility of Mental Health services to regional
and rural areas through the use of digital tools or improved digital
infrastructure.
A dedicated Mental Health and Wellbeing Transformation Team
is in place and have commenced working through a locally focussed transformation
plan.