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The Partners in Recovery program: mental health commissioning using value co‐creation
Author(s) -
Cheverton Jeff,
Janamian Tina
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja16.00124
Subject(s) - project commissioning , co creation , mental health , government (linguistics) , referral , psychological intervention , public relations , work (physics) , business , nursing , value (mathematics) , process (computing) , publishing , medicine , marketing , political science , engineering , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , machine learning , computer science , law , operating system
Summary The Australian Government's Partners in Recovery (PIR) program established a new form of mental health intervention which required multiple sectors, services and consumers to work in a more collaborative way. Brisbane North Primary Health Network applied a value co‐creation approach with partners and end users, engaging more than 100 organisations in the development of a funding submission to PIR. Engagement platforms were established and continue to provide opportunities for new co‐creation experiences. Initially, seven provider agencies — later expanded to eight to include an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander provider organisation — worked collaboratively as a Consortium Management Committee. The co‐creation development process has been part of achieving the co‐created outcomes, which include new initiatives, changes to existing interventions and referral practices, and an increased understanding and awareness of end users' needs.