PARTNERS LEAP IN FOR IMPROVED INDIGENOUS HEALTH
Hailing from across Northern Australia, almost 30 health workers, partners and researchers gathered in Cairns last week to launch a new primary health care project, known simply as
Professor Sarah Larkins from James Cook University explains, “Despite the unwieldy title, ‘Leveraging Effective Ambulatory Practices (LEAP)’, this project simply aims to partner with and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services trying new approaches to improve quality of care.”
During the Cairns workshop, a Learning Community was established with members comprising eight regional and remote health services across Northern Australia, peak bodies for community controlled health
“In this
The eight services will work with researchers in the two and a half years to determine and trial priority action areas