Needs assessment

Each year, Adelaide PHN reviews both the health and primary care service needs specific to our region and undergoes an iterative engagement and consultation process to form a needs assessment of the Adelaide metropolitan area.

The Department of Health PHN Program objectives inform the needs assessment base priority areas, which are:

• Mental Health
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
• Population health
• Workforce
• Digital health
• Aged care
• Alcohol and other drugs

Undergoing the process annually ensures timely identification and analysis of health and service needs across our region and informs how we prioritise and target our activities to address those needs. This helps increase the efficiency and effectiveness of medical services, particularly for patients at risk of poor health outcomes, and to improve coordination of care to ensure patients receive the right care in the right place at the right time.