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Table 1 Characteristics of the six case study PHC services, 2010

From: The potential for multi-disciplinary primary health care services to take action on the social determinants of health: actions and constraints

 

Approximate # of staff (FTE)

Budget (p.a.)

Main source of funding

Governance

Examples of disciplines employed

Service A

16 (13.5)

$1.2m

SA Health

State funded and managed

Social worker, nurse, speech pathologist, occupational therapist, dietitian, cultural worker, lifestyle advisor

Service B

26 (20)

$1.1m

SA Health

State funded and managed

Medical officer, lifestyle advisor, PHC worker, podiatrist, nurse, speech pathologist

Service C

36 (22)

$1.7m

SA Health

State funded and managed

Nurse, dietitian, speech pathologist, psychologist, occupational therapist, cultural worker, social worker

Service D

12 (10.8)

$0.5m

SA Health

State funded and managed

Aboriginal health worker, PHC worker

Congress

320 (188)

$20m

Dept. of Health & Ageing

Aboriginal community controlled Board

Medical officer, psychologist, social worker, youth worker, midwife, nurse, Aboriginal health worker, pharmacist

Shine SA

100 (55)

$6.1m

SA Health + Dept. of Health & Ageing

Non-government organisation with governing Council

Medical officer, nurse, counsellor, workforce educator, community health worker, disability worker, Aboriginal educator, multicultural worker