Sydney Local Health District's Integrated Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Descriptive Study.
Int J Integr Care
; 22(3): 23, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2080772
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) is a local health district in the state of New South Wales in Australia responsible for providing health services to the centre and inner west of the Sydney metropolitan area. SLHD adopted, during the COVID-19 pandemic, an integrated virtual and community care approach to manage quarantine and protect the health and wellbeing of the population. Description The case study describes the roles of the different agencies and teams in the first six months of the pandemic across four key functions of 1) rapid screening and testing; 2) reaching the community; 3) effective quarantine and ongoing care; and 4) infrastructure, pathology and staff education.Discussion:
The "whole of system" approach proved to be an effective method of delivering care that reduced community anxiety, improved and created relationships between existing and new internal and external stakeholders, and changed the community and health sector's perspective on the importance of virtual care.Conclusion:
This case study describes the importance of well-integrated, decentralised and funded public health system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Case report
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Integr Care
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijic.5938
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