Page 4658 - Week 13 - Tuesday, 31 October 2017
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The justice health service team provides a community equivalent primary health service to adults and young people at the Alexander Maconochie Centre, Bimberi Youth Justice Centre, the ACT court cells and Dhulwa. A number of quality improvements have been implemented over the past year including: assessment of suitability and administration of opioid replacement treatment in the AMC; implementation of iDose, an iris scanning program for the dispensing and administration of methadone in the AMC; and successfully curing 120 clients at the AMC of Hepatitis C during their custodial sentence.
A new system is replacing the existing mental health assessment generation information collection, MHAJIC that has been in use for over 17 years and brings all service areas within mental health, justice health and alcohol and drug services on to the same electronic clinical record system, significantly improving coordination of care and clinical handover. The new system—mental health, alcohol and drug, justice health integrated care electronic record, or MAJICeR—went live in early October 2017. MAJICeR has increased functionality, updated capabilities and is further integrated with other clinical health systems across ACT Health.
In the child and adolescent mental health unit, an assertive outreach program for first onset psychosis for 14 to 25-year-olds was established as a result of 2016-17 budget funding. The delta dog therapy program has been implemented, delivering a service to CAMHS cottage and the step up and step down residential program. We also increased perinatal psychiatry clinics from one day a week to three days as a result of 2017-18 budget funding.
In allied health, a peer support worker trial role in adult mental health day service commenced and a partnership was established between ACT Health and the National Gallery of Australia with the aim of providing meaningful activities, respite and inspiration for people recovering from and/or experiencing mental illness. In addition, it fosters a sense of belonging and of being valued in the community by reducing isolation and creating an atmosphere of non-judgement and inclusiveness for people with a mental health illness to recover.
In rehab and specialty, the community clozapine initiation program won an award this year in the quality and safety awards. This program assists people to commence on clozapine, an anti-psychotic medication, in the community. Historically, people who were to commence on this medication would need to be hospitalised for the monitoring required at the commencement of this treatment. However, by developing this program people are now able to commence treatment in the community rather than waiting for a hospital bed. This treatment is more convenient and less disruptive for the person and a more cost-efficient use of resources.
It has been a busy first year of the Ninth Assembly. I look forward to delivering further updates on progress on my portfolios in coming years. I present the following statement:
Achievements in the first year—Ministerial statement, 31 October 2017.
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