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Project Name
Mental Health Endocrine Clinic
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HHS:
Metro South HHS
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Initiative:
Model of care
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Presented by:
A/Prof Balaji Motamarri
This project aimed to improve access to tertiary physical health services for people with schizophrenia, leading to improved metabolic health.
By embedding the endocrinologist in an environment familiar and acceptable to people with schizophrenia, the community mental health clinic, failure to attend rates were reduced and metabolic health markers were improved.