DEPUTY PREMIER LAUNCHES AUSTRALIA FIRST IN CHRONIC CARE
Source: Queensland. Deputy Premier and Minister for Health. Media Release
"Darling Downs residents suffering from chronic disease will be the first to trial a new chronic care program that aims to improve the quality of life and reduce the rate of unplanned hospital admissions for patients with heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and other long-term chronic illnesses.
The LINCS (Linking Chronic Disease Services) program, the first of its kind in Australia, was launched by Deputy Premier and Minister for Health Paul Lucas.
The Queensland Health funded initiative is a partnership between BlueCare, GP Connections (Toowoomba and Darling Downs Division of General Practice), RHealth (South East Queensland Rural Division of General Practice) and Queensland Health.
$875,000 has been provided by Queensland Health over two years from the Queensland Strategy for Chronic Disease 2005-2015 and is distributed through participating partners including RHealth, GP Connections and Bluecare, with an estimated 100 patients to participate in the early part of the trial."