Building a better way of delivering healthcare for people living with chronic conditions such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) in the Murrumbidgee.
Living Well, Your Way
Our Activities
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Winter Strategy
GPs supporting proactive care for patients with chronic disease at risk of deterioration over the winter period.
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Pharmacy Screening Program
Aims to proactively identify patients with potential heart and lung conditions, then refer them to their general practice for further assessment, testing and potential diagnosis.
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Care Monitor
Digital healthcare to manage chronic disease and empowering patients to be proactive in maintaining their health.
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Outreach Heart Failure Diagnostic Clinic
Visiting specialists and clinicians visit rural communities to provide testing and diagnostics for patients suffering from symptoms of heart failure.
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Nurse Led Clinics
General practice nurses run clinics focused on key areas of need for their community to provide targeted care for vulnerable patients.
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Caridac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Exercise and education programs available for people diagnosed with chronic heart and respiratory conditions.
Wagga Wagga Base Hospital
Rapid Access Clinic
Seed funding from Living Well, Your Way has been used to expand the WWBH Rapid Access Clinic (RAC) to offer out of hours services on evenings and weekends.
The RAC provides an alternative place of assessment, treatment, and care coordination for triage category 4 and 5 patients with urgent and non-life threatening conditions.
The RAC is a referral only service. This includes transfer of care from the emergency department, as well as accepting referrals from general practice, NSW Ambulance, and residential aged care facilities. In 2025, referrals will be expanded to include community pharmacists.
Conditions appropriate for RAC referral can include:
Lower urinary tract infections and uncomplicated pyelonephritis
Cellulitis
Pneumonia
Exacerbation of COPD/CHF
Symptomatic drainage of ascites
Catheter/peg care
Wound care
Urgent and non urgent blood transfusions
Iron infusion
Anti-D injection
Replacement of gastrostom/jejunostomy
Wagga Wagga Base Hospital Rapid Access Clinic
Health Services Hub, Level 1
Monday to Friday – 8:00am-7:00pm
Saturday and Sunday – 8:00am-4:30pm
RAC Medical Officer
(02) 5943 2514 / 0427 862 391
MLHD-Wagga-HITH@health.nsw.gov.au
Living Well, Your Way
Building a better way of delivering healthcare for people living with chronic conditions such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF).
Living Well, Your Way (LWYW) is a Collaborative Commissioning initiative between the Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) and Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN), proudly funded by the NSW Ministry of Health.
It aims to build a better way of accessing and delivering healthcare for people with chronic conditions including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) and keep people healthier at home for longer.
The LWYW pathway is a model of care with an integrated approach inclusive of acute, community and primary care, along with public and private healthcare providers across the Murrumbidgee. The Pathway supports existing providers to enhance their services, and forms partnerships to fill identified gaps.
