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Email: healthpolicy@health.wa.gov.au
Tel: (08) 9222 0200
Projects improving patient care or health services in WA
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» Read about Model of Care implementation and projects
Publications of interest
- Access Economics - “Painful Realities: The economic impact of Arthritis in Australia in 2007”
- The Burden of Brittle Bones: Epidemiology, Cost and Burden of Osteoporosis in Australia - 2007
- National Service Improvement Framework for Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Guidelines
- Evidence Based Management of Acute Musculoskeletal Pain (National Health Medicine Research Council)
- Code of Practice: Manual Tasks (2010). Commission for Occupational Safety and Health (WA)
- NHMRC Clinical Guidelines for Musculoskeletal Diseases
Related websites
Current projects to improve health care in WA
- Implementation of the Elective Joint Replacement Service Model of Care
- Implementation of the Inflammatory Arthritis Model of Care
- Implementation of the Spinal Pain Model of Care
Visit our news page for more information on our current activities.
Completed projects
- Elective Joint Replacement Service Model of Care (PDF 1.29MB)
- Inflammatory Arthritis Model of Care (PDF 793KB)
- Osteoporosis Model of Care (PDF 1.59MB)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Guidelines (PDF 27KB)
- Spinal Pain Model of Care (PDF 493KB)
Visit Health Networks’ Models of Care to view our completed Models of Care and for information about implementation.