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Copyright page 3
Contents 4
Acknowledgements 6
Acronyms 7
Executive Summary 9
Common eye health activities identified in jurisdictions 9
Collaboration between the Commonwealth and jurisdictions 11
Eye conditions 11
Challenges 11
Background 12
Overview of jurisdictional activity from July 2011-June 2014 - Key Action Areas 13
Tabulated summary of jurisdictional activity for the period 2011-2014 - Key Action Areas * 14
Jurisdictional update – Australian Capital Territory 16
Key Area for Action 1: Reducing the risk 16
Action Area: People with Diabetes 16
Action Area: Eye Injury Prevention 16
Key Area for Action 2: Increasing early detection 16
Action Area: Public Awareness 16
Action Area: Primary Health Care 16
Action Area: People with Diabetes 16
Key Area for Action 3: Improving access to eye health care services 17
Action Area: Workforce Supply 17
Action Area: Access to Cataract Surgery 17
Action Area: Affordability 17
Action Area: Cultural Accessibility 17
Key Area for Action 4: Improving the systems and quality of care 18
Action Area: Workforce Development – Primary Health Care Workforce 18
Key Area for Action 5: Improving the evidence base 18
Action Area: Knowledge Transfer 18
Action Area: Eye Health Data 18
Jurisdictional update – Commonwealth 19
Key Area for Action 1: Reducing the risk 19
Action Area: Raising Public Awareness 19
Action Area: Maternal and Child Health 19
Action Area: People with Diabetes 20
Action Area: Eye Injury Prevention 20
Key Area for Action 2: Increasing early detection 21
Action Area: Public Awareness 21
Action Area: Primary Health Care 21
Action Area: People with Diabetes 21
Action Area: Childhood Screening 22
Key Area for Action 3: Improving access to eye health care services 22
Action Area: Rural and Remote Communities 22
Action Area: Access to Cataract Surgery 23
Action Area: Affordability 24
Key Area for Action 4: Improving the systems and quality of care 26
Action Area: Service Integration 26
Action Area: Workforce Development – Specialist Workforce 27
Action Area: Consumer Focus 28
Key Area for Action 5: Improving the evidence base 29
Action Area: Research Gaps and Priorities 29
Action Area: Eye Research Workforce Development 36
Action Area: Knowledge Transfer 36
Action Area: Eye Health Data 37
Jurisdictional update – New South Wales 39
Key Area for Action 1: Reducing the risk 39
Action Area: Raising Public Awareness 39
Action Area: Maternal and Child Health 39
Action Area: People with Diabetes 40
Action Area: Eye Injury Prevention 42
Action Area: Research 43
Key Area for Action 2: Increasing early detection 44
Action Area: Public Awareness 44
Action Area: Primary Health Care 44
Action Area: People with Diabetes 45
Action Area: Childhood Screening 47
Key Area for Action 3: Improving access to eye health care services 50
Action Area: Workforce Supply 50
Action Area: Rural and Remote Communities 51
Action Area: Access to Cataract Surgery 53
Action Area: Affordability 53
Action Area: Cultural Accessibility 54
Key Area for Action 4: Improving the systems and quality of care 55
Action Area: Service Integration 55
Action Area: Workforce Development – Specialist Workforce 58
Action Area: Workforce Development – Primary Health Care Workforce 59
Action Area: Consumer Focus 59
Key Area for Action 5: Improving the evidence base 59
Action Area: Research Gaps and Priorities 59
Action Area: Eye Research Workforce Development 60
Action Area: Eye Health Data 61
Jurisdictional update – Northern Territory 62
Key Area for Action 1: Reducing the risk 62
Action Area: Raising Public Awareness 62
Action Area: Maternal and Child Health 62
Action Area: People with Diabetes 63
Action Area: Eye Injury Prevention 63
Key Area for Action 2: Increasing early detection 63
Action Area: Public Awareness 63
Action Area: Primary Health Care 64
Action Area: Childhood Screening 64
Key Area for Action 3: Improving access to eye health care services 65
Action Area: Workforce Supply 65
Action Area: Rural and Remote Communities 66
Action Area: Access to Cataract Surgery 66
Action Area: Affordability 66
Action Area: Cultural Accessibility 67
Action Area: Public Awareness 67
Key Area for Action 4: Improving the systems and quality of care 68
Action Area: Service Integration 68
Action Area: Workforce Development – Specialist Workforce 68
Action Area: Workforce Development – Primary Health Care Workforce 69
Key Area for Action 5: Improving the evidence base 69
Action Area: Knowledge Transfer 69
Action Area: Eye Health Data 69
Jurisdictional update – Queensland 70
Key Area for Action 1: Reducing the risk 70
Action Area: Raising Public Awareness 70
Action Area: Maternal and child health 70
Action Area: People with Diabetes 70
Action Area: Eye injury prevention 71
Action Area: Research 71
Key Area for Action 2: Increasing early detection 71
Action Area: Primary Health Care 71
Action Area: People with diabetes 72
Action Area: Childhood screening 72
Key area for action 3: Improving access to eye health care services 72
Action Area: Workforce supply 72
Action Area: Rural and Remote Communities 72
Action Area: Access to Cataract Surgery 73
Action Area: Affordability 73
Action Area: Cultural accessibility 73
Action Area: Public Awareness 73
Key Area for Action 4: Improving the systems and quality of care 74
Action Area: Service integration 74
Action Area: Workforce Development – Specialist Workforce 74
Action Area: Workforce Development– Primary Healthcare Workforce 74
Key Area for Action 5: Improving the evidence base 74
Action Area: Eye research workforce development 74
Action Area: Knowledge transfer 75
Jurisdictional update – South Australia 76
Key Area for Action 1: Reducing the risk 76
Action Area: Raising Public Awareness 76
Action Area: Maternal and Child Health 76
Action Area: People with Diabetes 76
Action Area: Research 76
Key Area for Action 2: Increasing early detection 77
Action Area: Public Awareness 77
Action Area: Primary Health Care 77
Action Area: People with Diabetes 78
Action Area: Childhood Screening 78
Key Area for Action 3: Improving access to eye health care services 78
Action Area: Workforce Supply 78
Action Area: Rural and Remote Communities 78
Action Area: Access to Cataract Surgery 78
Action Area: Affordability 78
Action Area: Cultural Accessibility 79
Action Area: Public Awareness 79
Key Area for Action 4: Improving the systems and quality of care 79
Action Area: Service Integration 79
Action Area: Workforce Development – Specialist Workforce 80
Action Area: Workforce Development – Primary Health Care Workforce 80
Action Area: Consumer Focus 80
Key Area for Action 5: Improving the evidence base 80
Action Area: Research Gaps and Priorities 80
Action Area: Eye Research Workforce Development 80
Action Area: Knowledge Transfer 80
Jurisdictional update – Tasmania 82
Key Area for Action 1: Reducing the risk 82
Action Area: Raising Public Awareness 82
Action Area: People with Diabetes 83
Action Area: Eye Injury Prevention 84
Action Area: Research 85
Key Area for Action 2: Increasing early detection 85
Action Area: Public Awareness 85
Action Area: People with Diabetes 85
Action Area: Childhood Screening 85
Key Area for Action 3: Improving access to eye health care services 86
Action Area: Workforce Supply 86
Action Area: Rural and Remote Communities 86
Action Area: Access to Cataract Surgery 87
Action Area: Affordability 87
Action Area: Cultural Accessibility 87
Key Area for Action 4: Improving the systems and quality of care 88
Action Area: Service Integration 88
Action Area: Workforce Development – Specialist Workforce 88
Action Area: Workforce Development – Primary Health Care Workforce 88
Key Area for Action 5: Improving the evidence base 88
Action Area: Research Gaps and Priorities 88
Action Area: Eye Research Workforce Development 88
Action Area: Knowledge Transfer 89
Action Area: Eye Health Data 89
Jurisdictional update – Victoria 90
Key Area for Action 1: Reducing the risk 90
Action Area: Raising Public Awareness 90
Action Area: People with Diabetes 91
Key Area for Action 2: Increasing early detection 92
Action Area: Primary Health Care 92
Action Area: Childhood Screening 95
Key Area for Action 3: Improving access to eye health care services 95
Action Area: Rural and Remote Communities 95
Action Area: Affordability 96
Action Area: Cultural Accessibility 98
Action Area: Public Awareness 100
Key Area for Action 4: Improving the systems and quality of care 100
Action Area: Service Integration 100
Action Area: Workforce Development – Primary Health Care Workforce 101
Key Area for Action 5: Improving the evidence base 102
Action Area: Eye Health Data 102
Jurisdictional update – Western Australia 103
Key Area for Action 1: Reducing the risk 103
Action Area: Eye Injury Prevention 103
Key Area for Action 2: Increasing early detection 104
Action Area: Raising Public Awareness 104
Action Area: People with Diabetes 104
Action Area: Childhood Screening 105
Key Area for Action 3: Improving access to eye health care services 107
Action Area: Rural and Remote Communities 107
Action Area: Cultural Accessibility 107
Key Area for Action 4: Improving the systems and quality of care 107
Action Area: Service Integration 107
Key Area for Action 5: Improving the evidence base 108
Action Area: Eye Research Workforce Development 108
Action Area: Eye Health Data 108
Appendix 1: Eye Health Working Group Membership 110
Membership of the CCPHPC Working Group in 2015 110
Glossary of Key Terms for Third Progress Report 111