NORTH COAST PRIMARY HEALTH NETWORK | ncphn.org.au/needs-assessment | Last updated June 2019 1 of 4 NSW 7,480,230 Richmond Valley 22,807 North Coast 502,958 Current Population 1 Median Age Richmond Valley North Coast NSW 44 47 38 Children & Infants (0-14) Richmond Valley North Coast NSW 19.2% 17.1% 18.5% Aboriginal Population Richmond Valley North Coast NSW 7.2% 5.0% 2.9% Older People (65+) Richmond Valley North Coast NSW 22.5% 23.7% 16.3% According to the 2016 Socio Ecomomic Index of Disadvantage, Richmond Valley LGA has been identified as an area of socio- economic disadvantage. self-harm 6 Richmond Valley 240.2 NSW 142.6 Higher Rates of Hospitalisation per 100,000 population Socio-Economic Disadvantage 1 fall-related for all ages 3 Richmond Valley 1,051.0 NSW 748.7 RICHMOND VALLEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA (LGA) Fact Sheet A key role of North Coast Primary Health Network (NCPHN) is to identify health needs and service gaps and, based on this evidence, prioritise activity to address those needs. This fact sheet contains the most up-to-date health and service statistics and community perspectives. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Most disadvantaged Most advantaged 5 5 5 6 8 8 4 2 2 2 2 3 Richmond Valley All causes 7 34,862.1 NSW 40,773.1 Richmond Valley Potentially preventable 8 3,102.6 Richmond Valley high body mass 2 Richmond Valley 908.7 NSW 755.0 alcohol attributable 4 Richmond Valley 705.3 NSW 580.6 diabetes as a principal diagnosis 5 Richmond Valley 246.8 NSW 148.3 NSW 2,213.0
Transcript
NORTH COAST PRIMARY HEALTH NETWORK | ncphn.org.au/needs-assessment | Last updated June 2019 1 of 4
NSW7,480,230
Richmond Valley22,807
North Coast502,958
Current Population1 Median AgeRichmond
ValleyNorth Coast NSW
44 47 38
Children & Infants (0-14)
RichmondValley
North Coast NSW
19.2% 17.1% 18.5%
Aboriginal PopulationRichmond
ValleyNorth Coast NSW
7.2% 5.0% 2.9%
Older People (65+)
RichmondValley
North Coast NSW
22.5% 23.7% 16.3%
According to the 2016 Socio Ecomomic Index of Disadvantage, Richmond Valley LGA has been identified as an area of socio-economic disadvantage.
self-harm6
Richmond Valley
240.2NSW142.6
Higher Rates of Hospitalisation per 100,000 populationSocio-Economic Disadvantage1
fall-relatedfor all ages
3
Richmond Valley
1,051.0NSW748.7
RICHMOND VALLEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA (LGA)
Fact SheetA key role of North Coast Primary Health Network (NCPHN) is to identify health needs and service gaps and, based on this evidence, prioritise activity to address those needs. This fact sheet contains the most up-to-date health and service statistics and community perspectives.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Most disadvantaged
Most advantaged
5
5
5
6
8
84
2
2
2
2
3
Richmond Valley
All causes7
34,862.1
NSW
40,773.1
Richmond Valley
Potentially preventable8
3,102.6
RichmondValley
high body mass
2 Richmond Valley
908.7NSW755.0
alcohol attributable
4
Richmond Valley
705.3NSW580.6
diabetes as a principal diagnosis
5
Richmond Valley
246.8NSW148.3
NSW
2,213.0
NORTH COAST PRIMARY HEALTH NETWORK | ncphn.org.au/needs-assessment | Last updated June 2019 2 of 4
218.1NSW
Richmond Valley
579.0
# The results for the Kyogle and Richmond Valley LGA practices have been combined due to their being only one general practice in the Kyogle LGA.^ Richmond Valley-Coastal SA3 region includes the towns of Brunswick Heads, Byron, Bangalow, Ballina, Woodburn, Evans Head and surrounds.* Richmond Valley-Hinterland SA3 region includes the towns of Lismore, Kyogle, Casino and surrounds.< weighted average/age adjustment used to allow populations to be compared when the age profiles of the populations are quite different.> ATSI: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Immunisation Rates in 2016-1710 Arrows indicate trending below or above the 2015-16 rate.
Health and Access to Health Services Richmond Valley (LGA)
Richmond Valley/ Kyogle# North Coast
GP Full Time Equivalent (FTE) per 1,000 population
0.8 1.1Practices
9 180GPs (total number)
35 845GP (FTE)
26.2 557.3
1year olds
2year olds
5year olds
Allied Health Services Richmond Valley
North Coast
NSW
Health Professionals - FTE per 1,000 population13
ATSI> Health Practitioners 0.0 0.02 0.01
Chiropractors 0.13 0.16 0.19
Chinese Medicine Practitioners 0.00 0.15 0.18
Dental Practitioners 0.46 0.7 0.77
Medical Radiation Practitioners 0.00 0.51 0.52
Nurses and Midwives 5.77 12.44 10.83
Occupational Therapists 0.16 0.51 0.54
Optometrists 0.00 0.16 0.2
Osteopaths 0.13 0.14 0.06
Pharmacists 0.64 0.79 0.92
Physiotherapists 0.43 0.82 0.89
Podiatrists 0.00 0.15 0.15
Psychologists 0.23 0.82 0.96
Cancer11* per 100,000 population, age standardised<
North Coast PHN has the lowest rates for all ages in
Australia
NORTH COAST PRIMARY HEALTH NETWORK | ncphn.org.au/needs-assessment | Last updated June 2019 3 of 4
#1
Richmond Valley 27.0%
Richmond Valley 24.7%
Richmond Valley 24.4%
North Coast 24.4% North
Coast 23.6%North Coast 25.7%
#1#2
#3Weight
Arthritis/ Osteoporosis
Mental health
Participants were asked which health challenges they face...
1 Drug and alcohol misuse 51.5%
2 Ageing issues 45.3%
3 Lack of access to healthcare 43.1%
Participants were asked what they think are the three most serious health concerns in their community...
Richmond Valley
1 Drug and alcohol misuse 47.7%
2 Mental health issues 47.6%
3 Ageing issues 47.0%
North Coast
Survey respondents told us which additional services are needed to meet health challenges in their community...
Health and Access to Health Services Richmond Valley (LGA)
1776.8% of respondents identified as ABORIGINAL or TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER
6.3% of respondents identified as LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, QUEER, TRANSGENDER, NON-BINARY OR WITH A DIFFERENT GENDER OR SEXUAL IDENTITY
37.4% of respondents said they wouldn’t be able to get $2,000 for something important within a WEEK
36.2% of respondents had PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE
11.4% of respondents were BORN OVERSEAS
9.1% of respondents were AGED between 15-24 YEARS
26.9% of respondents were AGED 65 YEARS or over
21.4% of respondents WORKED 35 or more HOURS a week
NORTH COAST3,372
and why...
2018 Local Health Needs Community Survey14
Richmond Valley Participants
NORTH COAST PRIMARY HEALTH NETWORK | ncphn.org.au/needs-assessment | Last updated June 2019 4 of 4
References1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2019. 2016 Census. [Online] Available at: https://www.abs.gov.au/census [Accessed April 2019].2 Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, 2018. Health Statistics New South Wales: High body mass attributable hospitalisations by Local Government Area, NSW 2015-17.
[Online] Available at: http://www.healthstats.nsw.gov.au/Indicator/beh_bmiafhos/beh_bmiafhos_lga_trend [Accessed April 2019].3 Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, 2018. Health Statistics New South Wales: Fall-related injury hospitalisations by Local Government Area, persons of all ages, NSW 2015-17.
[Online] Available at: http://www.healthstats.nsw.gov.au/Indicator/inj_falloldhos/inj_falloldhos_lga_trend [Accessed April 2019].4 Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, 2018. Health Statistics New South Wales: Alcohol attributable hospitalisations by Local Government Area, NSW 2015-17.
[Online] Available at: http://www.healthstats.nsw.gov.au/Indicator/beh_alcafhos/beh_alcafhos_lga_trend [Accessed April 2019].5 Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, 2018. Health Statistics New South Wales: Diabetes as a principal diagnosis, hospitalisation by Local Government Area, NSW 2015-17.
[Online] Available at: http://www.healthstats.nsw.gov.au/Indicator/dia_pcohos/dia_hos_lga [Accessed April 2019].6 Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, 2018. Health Statistics New South Wales: Intentional self-harm: hospitalisations by Local Government Area, NSW 2015-17.
[Online] Available at: http://www.healthstats.nsw.gov.au/Indicator/men_suihos/men_suihos_lga_trend [Accessed April 2019].7 Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, 2019. Health Statistics NSW: Hospitalisations for all causes by Local Government Area, NSW 2017-18.
[Online] Available at: http://www.healthstats.nsw.gov.au/Indicator/bod_projhos/bod_hos_lga_trend [Accessed April 2019].8 Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, 2019. Health Statistics NSW: Potentially preventable hospitalisations by Local Government Area, NSW 2016-18.
[Online] Available at: http://www.healthstats.nsw.gov.au/Indicator/bod_acshos/bod_acshos_lga_trend [Accessed April 2019].9 NCPHN Data collection as of 15 October 2018. Unpublished.10 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2018. Immunisation North Coast (NSW).
[Online] Available at: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/indicators/healthy-community-indicators/phn109/north-coast-nsw/immunisation/immunisation [Accessed April 2019].11 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2018. Reports and data, Health conditions, disability and health, Data tables: Incidence of selected cancers in 2009–2013.
[Online] Available at: https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/df6732ee-5246-4c9f-a458-df85c88fc512/aihw-can-108-cancer-SA3-incidence-mortality.xls.aspx [Accessed April 2019]. 12 NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, 2018. NSW Local Government Area excel tables, Jan-Dec 2017.
[Online] Available at: https://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Pages/bocsar_crime_stats/bocsar_lgaexceltables.aspx [Accessed November 2018].13 Australian Government Department of Health, 2019. Health Workforce Data. Allied Health Number of Clinicians: Local Government Area by job role, Job setting, year and workforce status
[Restricted Access] Available at: https://hwd.health.gov.au/webapi/jsf/dataCatalogueExplorer.xhtml [Accessed October 2018].14 North Coast Primary Health Network (NCPHN), 2018. 2018 Speak Up Community Survey. [Online] Available at https://ncphn.org.au/speakup [Accessed February 2019].
2018 Local Health Needs Community Survey14
27.7% of respondents said it was difficult to access Allied Health Professionals^
Difficult to access RichmondValley North Coast
1 Dentist 37.4% 38.1%
2 Physiotherapist 24.6% 20.6%
3 Psychologist 23.2% 29.6%
4 Optometrist 19.8% 14.1%
5 Social Worker 13.6% 10.0%
Top 3 Challenges:1. Distance of Travel - 46.2%2. Cost - 45.0%3. Lack of Health Professionals - 42.2%
55.3%of respondents said it was difficult to access Mental Health Services^
Difficult to access RichmondValley North Coast
1 Counselling 37.5% 45.2%
2 Psychiatry 25.9% 28.6%
3 NSW Health community mental health 22.3% 33.1%
4 Doctor (GP) with knowledge in mental health 19.3% 38.0%
5 Youth-specific services 12.4% 16.2%
Top 3 Challenges:1. Cost - 45.5%2. Lack of services - 37.0%3. Not sure what is available - 29.4%
69.4% of respondents said it was difficult to access Alcohol and Other Drug services^
Difficult to access RichmondValley North Coast
1 Rehab 52.7% 44.6%
2 Detox 33.2% 39.4%
3 Community support groups 25.1% 22.4%
4 Youth-specific services 24.1% 22.1%
5 Counselling 20.4% 42.2%
Top 3 Challenges:1. Lack of services - 63.8%2. Cost - 36.0%3. Transport - 34.0%
59.4% of respondents said it was difficult to access Age-related Services^
Difficult to access RichmondValley North Coast
1 In-home domestic support (e.g. cleaning, meals) 43.6% 36.9%
2 Care packages/funding 42.3% 45.6%
3 In-home medical care 32.3% 25.1%
4 General wellness support/ social groups 24.3% 29.8%
5 Doctor (GP) with knowledge/ skills in aged care 21.1% 29.3%
Top 3 Challenges:1. Lack of services - 58.1%2. Difficult to organise - 52.8%3. Cost - 46.0%
43.1%of respondents said it was difficult to access Specialists^
Difficult to access RichmondValley North Coast
1 Cardiologist 15.6% 19.2%
2 Psychiatrist 15.2% 23.8%
3 General Surgeon 15.0% 15.1%
4 Paediatrician 12.7% 12.1%
5 Neurologist 11.6% 11.9%
Top 3 Challenges:1. Long wait - 55.4%2. Distance of travel - 53.3%3. Cost - 47.1%
1. Can’t get an appointment
2. Too long to wait for an appointment
3. It costs too much
38.5%of respondents said it was difficult to access a Doctor (GP)^
Richmond Valley (LGA)
^ Difficult to access = Respondents who had needed to access the health service/professional in the past 12 months reporting it was difficult or very difficult.
