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Building Capacity for Primary Health Care

Fact Sheets

A number of fact sheets have been produced that summarise key aspects of the work undertaken by CHETRE for NSW Health since 2003. These fact sheets include:

Policy and planning fact sheets:

• Primary & Community Health Good Practice Models in NSW, (CHETRE), September, 2005.  Download PDF (433 Kb)



• The Conceptual Framework for Primary and Community Health (PaCH) Services that describes the current primary and community health system, internal relationships and critical interfaces with other parts of the health system.   Download PDF (104 Kb)



• Guidelines: Core Functions & Services for Primary and Community Health Services in NSW that define and describe the scope and functions of PaCH and the underpinning principles.   Download

Research and evidence fact sheets:

• Literature Review:  The contribution of primary and community health services that summarises findings on the areas where a strong and effective primary and community health sector makes the most impact and where integrated approaches with other specialised health services and other sectors contribute to improved health.  Download PDF (192 Kb)



• An Overview of Primary and Community Health service Reforms in Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom that summarises the major reform elements, what Australia can learn from these developments and implications for NSW.  Download PDF (183 Kb)