Table 2

Main focus of State/Territory initiatives

Focus
Initiatives (Number of jurisdictions)

Building capacity and planning
Memoranda Of Understanding between DGP & State/Regional health departments (6)
PHC related policies (5)
State-wide plans, reviews (5)
State level GP liaison/adviser (2)
Addressing a specific condition
Mental heath (5)
Chronic disease initiatives (2)
Prevention initiatives (1)
Tools/communication
Registers, directories (2)
Call centres (2)
Information management (2)
Working together locally
Primary Care Partnerships (1) and Networks (1)
Co-location of services (1)

Davies et al. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2006 3:1   doi:10.1186/1743-8462-3-1