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Copyright page 2
Contents 3
Acknowledgements 9
Acronyms 10
Executive Summary 12
Common eye health activities identified in jurisdictions 12
Collaboration between the Commonwealth and jurisdictions 13
Eye conditions 13
Challenges 13
Background 14
Overview of jurisdictional activity from July 2011-June 2014 - Key Action Areas 15
Tabulated summary of jurisdictional activity for the period 2011-2014 - Key Action Areas * 17
Jurisdictional update – Australian Capital Territory 19
Key Area for Action 1: Reducing the risk 19
Action Area: People with Diabetes 19
Action Area: Eye Injury Prevention 19
Key Area for Action 2: Increasing early detection 19
Action Area: Public Awareness 19
Action Area: Primary Health Care 19
Action Area: People with Diabetes 20
Key Area for Action 3: Improving access to eye health care services 20
Action Area: Workforce Supply 20
Action Area: Access to Cataract Surgery 20
Action Area: Affordability 21
Action Area: Cultural Accessibility 21
Key Area for Action 4: Improving the systems and quality of care 21
Action Area: Workforce Development – Primary Health Care Workforce 21
Key Area for Action 5: Improving the evidence base 21
Action Area: Knowledge Transfer 21
Action Area: Eye Health Data 21
Jurisdictional update – Commonwealth 22
Key Area for Action 1: Reducing the risk 22
Action Area: Raising Public Awareness 22
Action Area: Maternal and Child Health 23
Action Area: People with Diabetes 23
Action Area: Eye Injury Prevention 23
Key Area for Action 2: Increasing early detection 25
Action Area: Public Awareness 25
Action Area: Primary Health Care 25
Action Area: People with Diabetes 26
Action Area: Childhood Screening 26
Key Area for Action 3: Improving access to eye health care services 27
Action Area: Rural and Remote Communities 27
Action Area: Access to Cataract Surgery 28
Action Area: Affordability 29
Key Area for Action 4: Improving the systems and quality of care 31
Action Area: Service Integration 31
Action Area: Workforce Development – Specialist Workforce 32
Action Area: Consumer Focus 33
Key Area for Action 5: Improving the evidence base 34
Action Area: Research Gaps and Priorities 34
Action Area: Eye Research Workforce Development 45
Action Area: Knowledge Transfer 46
Action Area: Eye Health Data 46
Jurisdictional update – New South Wales 48
Key Area for Action 1: Reducing the risk 48
Action Area: Raising Public Awareness 48
Action Area: Maternal and Child Health 48
Action Area: People with Diabetes 49
Action Area: Eye Injury Prevention 53
Action Area: Research 53
Key Area for Action 2: Increasing early detection 55
Action Area: Public Awareness 55
Action Area: Primary Health Care 55
Action Area: People with Diabetes 56
Action Area: Childhood Screening 59
Key Area for Action 3: Improving access to eye health care services 63
Action Area: Workforce Supply 63
Action Area: Rural and Remote Communities 64
Action Area: Access to Cataract Surgery 67
Action Area: Affordability 67
Action Area: Cultural Accessibility 69
Key Area for Action 4: Improving the systems and quality of care 71
Action Area: Service Integration 71
Action Area: Workforce Development – Specialist Workforce 76
Action Area: Workforce Development – Primary Health Care Workforce 77
Action Area: Consumer Focus 77
Key Area for Action 5: Improving the evidence base 77
Action Area: Research Gaps and Priorities 77
Action Area: Eye Research Workforce Development 79
Action Area: Eye Health Data 81
Jurisdictional update – Northern Territory 82
Key Area for Action 1: Reducing the risk 82
Action Area: Raising Public Awareness 82
Action Area: Maternal and Child Health 82
Action Area: People with Diabetes 83
Action Area: Eye Injury Prevention 84
Key Area for Action 2: Increasing early detection 84
Action Area: Public Awareness 84
Action Area: Primary Health Care 84
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 88
Action Area: Public Awareness 88
Key Area for Action 4: Improving the systems and quality of care 89
Action Area: Service Integration 89
Action Area: Workforce Development – Specialist Workforce 89
Action Area: Workforce Development – Primary Health Care Workforce 91
Key Area for Action 5: Improving the evidence base 91
Action Area: Knowledge Transfer 91
Action Area: Eye Health Data 91
Jurisdictional update – Queensland 92
Key Area for Action 1: Reducing the risk 92
Action Area: Raising Public Awareness 92
Action Area: Maternal and child health 92
Action Area: People with Diabetes 92
Action Area: Eye injury prevention 94
Action Area: Research 94
Key Area for Action 2: Increasing early detection 94
Action Area: Primary Health Care 94
Action Area: People with diabetes 96
Action Area: Childhood screening 96
Key area for action 3: Improving access to eye health care services 96
Action Area: Workforce supply 96
Action Area: Rural and Remote Communities 96
Action Area: Access to Cataract Surgery 98
Action Area: Affordability 98
Action Area: Cultural accessibility 99
Action Area: Public Awareness 99
Key Area for Action 4: Improving the systems and quality of care 99
Action Area: Service integration 99
Action Area: Workforce Development – Specialist Workforce 100
Action Area: Workforce Development– Primary Healthcare Workforce 100
Key Area for Action 5: Improving the evidence base 100
Action Area: Eye research workforce development 100
Action Area: Knowledge transfer 100
Jurisdictional update – South Australia 101
Key Area for Action 1: Reducing the risk 101
Action Area: Raising Public Awareness 101
Action Area: Maternal and Child Health 101
Action Area: People with Diabetes 101
Action Area: Research 102
Key Area for Action 2: Increasing early detection 102
Action Area: Public Awareness 102
Action Area: Primary Health Care 102
Action Area: People with Diabetes 103
Action Area: Childhood Screening 103
Key Area for Action 3: Improving access to eye health care services 103
Action Area: Workforce Supply 103
Action Area: Rural and Remote Communities 104
Action Area: Access to Cataract Surgery 104
Action Area: Affordability 104
Action Area: Cultural Accessibility 104
Action Area: Public Awareness 104
Key Area for Action 4: Improving the systems and quality of care 105
Action Area: Service Integration 105
Action Area: Workforce Development – Specialist Workforce 106
Action Area: Workforce Development – Primary Health Care Workforce 106
Action Area: Consumer Focus 106
Key Area for Action 5: Improving the evidence base 106
Action Area: Research Gaps and Priorities 106
Action Area: Eye Research Workforce Development 106
Action Area: Knowledge Transfer 107
Jurisdictional update – Tasmania 109
Key Area for Action 1: Reducing the risk 109
Action Area: Raising Public Awareness 109
Action Area: People with Diabetes 110
Action Area: Eye Injury Prevention 112
Action Area: Research 113
Key Area for Action 2: Increasing early detection 113
Action Area: Public Awareness 113
Action Area: People with Diabetes 114
Action Area: Childhood Screening 114
Key Area for Action 3: Improving access to eye health care services 114
Action Area: Workforce Supply 114
Action Area: Rural and Remote Communities 114
Action Area: Access to Cataract Surgery 116
Action Area: Affordability 116
Action Area: Cultural Accessibility 116
Key Area for Action 4: Improving the systems and quality of care 117
Action Area: Service Integration 117
Action Area: Workforce Development – Specialist Workforce 117
Action Area: Workforce Development – Primary Health Care Workforce 117
Key Area for Action 5: Improving the evidence base 117
Action Area: Research Gaps and Priorities 117
Action Area: Eye Research Workforce Development 118
Action Area: Knowledge Transfer 118
Action Area: Eye Health Data 118
Jurisdictional update – Victoria 119
Key Area for Action 1: Reducing the risk 119
Action Area: Raising Public Awareness 119
Action Area: People with Diabetes 121
Key Area for Action 2: Increasing early detection 122
Action Area: Primary Health Care 122
Action Area: Childhood Screening 124
Key Area for Action 3: Improving access to eye health care services 124
Action Area: Rural and Remote Communities 124
Action Area: Affordability 125
Action Area: Cultural Accessibility 128
Action Area: Public Awareness 131
Key Area for Action 4: Improving the systems and quality of care 131
Action Area: Service Integration 131
Action Area: Workforce Development – Primary Health Care Workforce 132
Key Area for Action 5: Improving the evidence base 133
Action Area: Eye Health Data 133
Jurisdictional update – Western Australia 135
Key Area for Action 1: Reducing the risk 135
Action Area: Eye Injury Prevention 135
Key Area for Action 2: Increasing early detection 137
Action Area: Raising Public Awareness 137
Action Area: People with Diabetes 137
Action Area: Childhood Screening 138
Key Area for Action 3: Improving access to eye health care services 140
Action Area: Rural and Remote Communities 140
Action Area: Cultural Accessibility 140
Key Area for Action 4: Improving the systems and quality of care 140
Action Area: Service Integration 140
Key Area for Action 5: Improving the evidence base 141
Action Area: Eye Research Workforce Development 141
Action Area: Eye Health Data 142
Appendix 1: Eye Health Working Group Membership 143
Membership of the CCPHPC Working Group in 2015 143
Glossary of Key Terms for Third Progress Report 145