ABOUT MURRUMBIDGEE PRIMARY HEALTH NETWORK

Firsthealth is federally funded to deliver the Primary Heath Network program across the Murrumbidgee region. Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is one of 31 local and independent PHNs established nationally to support the primary healthcare sector and improve health outcomes, particularly for people at risk of poorer health outcomes. We deliver the PHN program across approximately 126,000 square kilometres to more than 250,000 people living in our 508 communities.

With the person at the centre of care, we plan and deliver programs to ensure the needs of our individual local communities inform our approaches. We achieve this by working with our community and partners to:

- Coordinate local services and systems to improve coordination of care.

- Commission primary health services to meet population health needs with a focus on access and equity.

- Support capacity-building to ensure sustainable healthcare workforce through quality improvement, professional development and other innovative measures.

For more information regarding Primary Health Networks, visit the Department of Health website.

ABOUT THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

In 2019 MPHN launched the Murrumbidgee Maternal and Child Health Strategy in collaboration with the Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD). The strategy sets out an agreed regional wide approach to improving maternal and child health outcomes in the Murrumbidgee.

As an outcome of this strategy, Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) currently commissions two programs aimed at supporting an integrated approach to the delivery of paediatric care in general practice.

- Enhancing Paediatric in Primary Care (EPiPC)

- WARATAH for Kids (Wellness And Resilience Achieved Through Allied Health)

MPHN seeks to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the EPiPC Program to better understand the child and family journey and outcomes achieved through the EPiPC model.

OPPORTUNITY ON OFFER

MPHN are seeking proposals from suitably experienced providers to evaluate the EPiPC Program including WARATAH for Kids. This will include an independent evaluation of the model effectiveness, provider and patient experience and identify recommendations for future model development.

This is an open tender process.

REGISTRATION

Request for Proposal documents must be obtained after registration (see details below).

ENQUIRIES

Enquiries relating to this Request for Proposals must be directed via the online forum.