Capacity Tracker for Emergency Response
The Capacity Tracker is a cloud-based, online tool to support general practices, residential aged care facilities (RACF) and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHO) during emergencies.
Capacity Tracker provides real-time data to help Gippsland PHN identify issues early and assess service capacity in Gippsland. It also provides a platform to facilitate the vision of Gippsland PHN in working with primary care to assist in emergencies.
Gippsland PHN is required by the Victorian Government to keep an internal list of primary care providers that may be willing to scale up during an emergency situation and Capacity Tracker will make this process more efficient.
Fast, secure and free, Capacity Tracker monitors the status of a number of areas including staffing levels, PPE supplies and bed capacity. In the future it will be able to monitor immunisation capacity and the many benefits include services being able to flag issues with PPE supplies quickly and easily.
First developed by the North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS) and used to manage the flow of patients between NHS hospitals and care homes in the UK, Gippsland PHN is adopting and adapting the system for Gippsland.
Capacity Tracker will enable Gippsland PHN to:
Gippsland PHN is now seeking expressions of interest from regional general practices, RACF and ACCHO in using the platform.
Gippsland PHN is offering $500 incentives to General Practices, Respiratory Clinics, Residential Aged Care Facilities and Aboriginal Controlled Health Services to upload their information (on a weekly basis at minimum) into the capacity tracker.
If you would like to lodge an expression of interest please click below.
Capacity Tracker has been released for community pharmacies across Gippsland.
If you are interested in signing up and training on how to use the program, please contact emergencyresponse@gphn.org.au
Main office
11 Seymour Street, Traralgon, Gunaikurnai Country
13 McBride Avenue, Wonthaggi, Bunurong Country
119 Main Street, Bairnsdale, Gunaikurnai Country
Gippsland PHN is committed to providing inclusive services and work environments where people of all backgrounds, sexualities, genders, cultures, spiritual beliefs, age, bodies and abilities are valued, supported and celebrated.
Gippsland PHN acknowledges the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people/s as the traditional Custodians of Country across the Gippsland region.
We acknowledge the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people/s continuing connection to Land, Water and Community.
We pay our respects to the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People/s, Cultures, and their Elders past and present.
We also recognise, respect and affirm the central role played in our work by people with lived experience, their families and/or carers.
Gippsland PHN acknowledges Alfie Hudson for the healing circles artwork. Alfie is a Gunai Kurnai man and created this artwork which represents health professionals being committed to work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members for the best health outcomes.
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