Our priorities
Key priorities
PHNs manage all aspects of primary health care in their region. They tailor services to meet the individual needs of their communities, in line with priority areas set by the Australian Government.
These are:
- mental health
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
- population health
- health workforce
- digital health
- aged care
- alcohol and other drugs.
Our Health Needs Assessment
The health needs assessment helps Primary Health Networks (PHNs) understand what health services their communities need by: assessing the community’s health status and health needs examining what health services are already available talking to people in the community and health service providers.
Through the health needs assessment, the PHNs identify the health needs for their local communities and possible gaps in services required to meet those needs. The needs assessment informs decisions to improve health in the local population by the PHN in collaboration with local partners.
