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Facilitating access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

June 29, 2020

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The Improving Indigenous Access to Mainstream Primary Care (IIAMPC) team, under the Integrated Team Care (ITC) program, work with general practices and healthcare providers to facilitate access to appropriate healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members.

This program includes training for providers such as ‘Turning Good Intentions into Culturally Safe Practice’, as well as assistance with resource development, tools, and templates to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients to access services.

The program also provides outreach support for your Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients, including transport to and from appointments, cultural support, and health literacy

education. Outreach workers can support general practices by engaging in community health promotion programs.

To be eligible for this program, patients must have a current 715 health assessment and complete the ITC patient registration form.

For further information please call 1800 254 354 to speak with an ITC/IIAMPC team member.

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