This Better Cardiac Care model will comprise a multidisciplinary team (Clinical Nurse Consultant, Indigenous Health Worker and Pharmacist) to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with heart disease navigating the health system and transition between acute and community settings. They will work across services, sectors and geographical boundaries and provide advocacy, education, counselling, coordination, discharge planning and transitional support.
The model forms part of the broader Statewide Networked Cardiac Service program being rolled out across Queensland Health.