Patients are often discharged without a care plan from the acute stroke unit following a non-disabling stroke or transient ischaemic attack. To address this issue, communication materials were developed alongside other initiatives, to support an increased incidence of exercise.

This project aims to provide proactive care for heart failure patients in the Hunter New England Local Health District. It will support people with heart failure who are transitioning from hospital to home and back into the ongoing care of their general practitioner.

This project aims to improve patient outcomes for Aboriginal people with cardiac conditions in far west NSW, starting with the Broken Hill Catchment Region, by providing access to a cultural specific program in the identified communities.

Mid North Coast Local Health District empowered Aboriginal patients to manage their own health care, by providing education, information on services, self-management strategies, culturally-sensitive care and links to community health services.

Prince of Wales Hospital screened all patients booked for elective cardiac surgery, to diagnose diabetes and identify those requiring blood glucose level control before admission.

This project aimed to optimise the efficiency and sustainability of the Echocardiography Clinic at Westmead Hospital, by streamlining processes, distributing resources efficiently and delivering better services to the Western Sydney community, ahead of the opening of the new acute services building in 2020.

The seamless, person-centred Electronic Chest Pain Pathway (eCPP) was developed to be compatible with all other pathways. It provided continuous care for patients with deteriorating health and developed key partnerships between the project teams that co-designed the easy to use evidence based tool.

This project aims to work with acute, community and primary care services to better support patients with chronic heart failure to live well, at home.