Broader Needs Assessment
(BNA) Tool Project
Phase 2
Broader Rollout
Local Government
Gretchen Strauss & Peter Cracknell
Background
• Frankston and Mornington Peninsula Primary
Care Partnership identified Assessment as a
key area for development
• Phase 1: BNA Tool Development and trial in
a Clinical Setting (Peninsula Health)
• Phase 2: Broader roll out, further
development and trail of BNA Tool for a
‘Living at Home’ setting
Background
• Seeding Grant Funding became available for
a HACC ASM Project through the
Department of Health
• Successful joint application by Partners
– Frankston City Council
– Mornington Peninsula Shire
– Primary Care Partnership
Project Objectives
• To build on work Phase 1 of BNA Project
(Development of BNA Tool for Clinical
Setting) and develop a BNA tool for use in
Living at Home setting
• To strengthen Assessment and Care
Planning to align with Department of Health
HACC Assessment Guidelines
Coordination of the Project
• FMPPCP coordinated the Project including
regular meetings, audit, summary of findings
and preparation of final report
• Involvement of Community Health to ensure
consistency of the Domains identified through
that project flowed through to this project
• Enabled Assessment staff to focus on
trialling BNA in Living at home setting
Project Process
• Develop an evaluation tool to evidence
outcomes from trial
• Gather and review Assessment Tools
currently used from a range of organisations
• Assessment staff from both LGAs
cooperatively develop a template suitable to
trial in a Living at Home setting
• Undertake pre and post audits of assessment
data collected (40 files from each LGA)
Project Process
• BNA Tool developed trialled over a 2 month
period
• Frankston – 6 Staff – for new Assessments
• Mornington – 9 staff – for new Assessments
and Reassessments
• Collected feedback on using BNA from
individual Assessment Officers
• Facilitated Focus group feedback sessions
Project Findings
• BNA tool support an holistic assessment process & provides
a mechanism to clearly document an holistic living at home
assessment (with an ASM focus)
• BNA tool provides a systematic & structured approach to
assessment leading to improved client centred care plans
so improved goal setting and capacity in clients outcomes
can be realised
• Domains in BNA tool support consistent identification of
HACC client’s broad needs for more effective referrals
• BNA tool Improved collection of information in Health
Related Behaviours domains (smoking, alcohol, gambling
and nutrition)
Project Outcomes
– Final BNA tool is very comprehensive & valuable
tool for new Assessment Officers to follow
– Experienced Assessment Officers use as a guide
to ensure all domains are covered
– Partnership approach was excellent to share
resources and information
– Buy in from Assessment teams who could see
their feedback included in the improvements to
the BNA tool
Project Outcomes
– BNA Tool looks long but it is capturing
information more consistently than before (SCTT
targets initial needs identification where BNA
Tool targets more holistic questions at
Assessment stage of client journey)
– BNA Tool provides evidence that an Holistic
Assessment has been undertaken
– Having a coordinating partner (PCP) to bring
everything together strong benefit
Post Pilot Implementation
• New BNA Tool adopted for ongoing use by
Frankston City Council and Mornington
Peninsula Shire
• The BNA Tool template & findings from this
project have received positive feedback from
the Department of Health
Support with BNA Project - Thanks to:
• Julie White – Community Health & FMPPCP
• Lyn McKay – FMPPCP
• Juliet Frizzell – Juliet Frizzell Consulting
• Assessment staff at Frankston City Council
and Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
Full Report Available at:
www.peninsulahealth.org.au/health-professionals/frankstonmornington-peninsula-primary-care-partnership/