Improving Access To Pharmacotherapies
Improving Access To Pharmacotherapies
Action Area
Improving service access for people with opioid dependence
Strategic Direction
Local solutions
Priority Actions
Access to better connected care; supporting better, safer care
Target Population
health professionals to provide pharmacotherapy services to people in need of opioid substitution treatment
Summary
Poor access to Medication-Assisted Treatment of Opioid Dependence (MATOD) across the Frankston Mornington Peninsula, resulting in localised high volume service provision and poor access to services across the FMP, has been an ongoing concern.
With support provided through the Victorian Government’s Frankston Revitalisation initiative and DHHS, RAD-FMP has been working with its project partners and other stakeholders, on developing innovative responses to improve geographical distribution of MATOD services. Activities include supporting Peninsula Health to develop a sessional MATOD clinic in Rosebud and exploring how we can better harness workforces, such as Nurse Practitioners and Community Pharmacists, to extend our capacity and enhance existing prescribing and dispensing services across the Frankston Mornington Peninsula.
Contact: Kirsty Morgan, RAD FMP Project Coordinator, KMorgan@phcn.vic.gov.au