Driving change through Statewide Clinical Networks and Priority Focus Areas

The CEIH is pro­gress­ing the revised mod­el for Statewide Clin­i­cal Net­works, con­tin­u­ing to bring togeth­er clin­i­cians and part­ners to dri­ve sys­tem-wide improvement. 

Clin­i­cal Leads have now been appoint­ed for two of our three Pri­or­i­ty Focus Areas, with Steer­ing Com­mit­tees estab­lished or under­way to guide this work. 

The CEIH is pleased to be work­ing with Pro­fes­sor Andrew Bersten as the lead for our Sep­sis Improve­ment project.

Engage­ment with stake­hold­ers across South Aus­tralia and inter­state has iden­ti­fied key themes, includ­ing ear­ly sep­sis recog­ni­tion, vari­a­tion in care and the need for edu­ca­tion. These insights will inform the project’s direc­tion and help shape improve­ments in care. 

Pro­fes­sor Stephen McDon­ald has been appoint­ed Clin­i­cal Lead for the Clin­i­cal Reg­istries projects. This work will focus on devel­op­ing gov­er­nance frame­works, the future of reg­istries through a five-year clin­i­cal reg­istry roadmap and a cen­tral Reg­is­ter of Registries.

The Rheumat­ic Fever pri­or­i­ty is cur­rent­ly in the project scop­ing phase. The CEIH is part­ner­ing with the Depart­ment for Health and Wellbeing’s Abo­rig­i­nal Health and Com­mu­ni­ca­ble Dis­eases Con­trol Branch teams, as well as the Abo­rig­i­nal Health Coun­cil of SA to iden­ti­fy where it can have the great­est impact on this pre­ventable con­di­tion affect­ing First Nations people.

The CEIH now hosts 12 Statewide Clin­i­cal Net­works (SCNs) bring­ing togeth­er clin­i­cians, con­sumers and oth­er sub­ject mat­ter experts to col­lab­o­rate, share knowl­edge, lead sys­tem-lev­el change and pro­vide spe­cial­ist advice. 

This includes work to strength­en col­lab­o­ra­tion and shared learn­ing across pri­ma­ry care, with a recent work­shop bring­ing stake­hold­ers togeth­er to explore the future of pri­ma­ry care in South Australia.