Notes

Acknowledgements

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare would like to acknowledge the valuable contribution and technical expertise across the 17 participating Primary Health Networks (PHNs).

Thanks are extended to the following PHNs that provided data for this project:

  • Brisbane North (Qld)
  • Brisbane South (Qld)
  • Central and Eastern Sydney (NSW)
  • Central Queensland, Wide Bay, and Sunshine Coast: Country to Coast (Qld)
  • Darling Downs & West Morton (Qld)
  • Gold Coast (Qld)
  • Nepean Blue Mountains (NSW)
  • North Western Melbourne (Vic)
  • Northern Queensland (Qld)
  • Northern Sydney, operated by the Sydney North Health Network (NSW)
  • South Western Sydney (NSW)
  • Western Australia Primary Health Alliance (WAPHA) including Perth North, Perth South, and Country WA (WA)
  • Western Queensland (Qld)
  • Western Sydney (WentWest) (NSW)
  • Western Victoria (Vic).

The following PHNs also provided additional expert guidance and helped co-design the project during the development phase:

  • Darling Downs & West Moreton (Qld)
  • South Western Sydney (NSW)
  • Western Australia Primary Health Alliance: WAPHA (WA).

This report was prepared by Ashleigh Bennett, Emma Brodie, Kimberley Hilton, Georgina Jepsen, Chloe Jenkins, Ann-Kristin Raymer, Christopher Rompotis, Chloe Trinh, Jenna Van Der Velden and Amanda Williams of the Primary Health Care Data Development Unit under the guidance of Jenna Haddin, Cassandra Gligora and Michael Frost.

The authors would also like to thank colleagues of the Dementia Data Improvement and Dementia Data Analysis & Reporting units, particularly Thao Vu who provided expert advice and assistance in producing the document.