Table 1 Community healthcare services: CAM programs
Community health services | CHS 1 | CHS 2a and 2b** | CHS 3 | CHS 4 | CHS 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of service | Drug and alcohol rehabilitation | Women’s health | Refugee mental health service | Drug and alcohol rehabilitation | Women’s health |
Funding of CAM program/practitioners | Government funded; CAM salaried positions | Short term funding; Sessional positions | Government funded; CAM salaries allocated core funds | Government funded; CAM salaried positions | Government funded; CAM salaried positions |
Referrals | In-house: nurse & counsellors; External: GPs & other services; Self-referral | In-house only: counsellor; No self-referral | In-house only from counsellors No self-referral | In-house: GPs, counsellors; External: GPs & other services; Self –referral | In-house: GPs, counsellors & nurse; External: GP & other services; Self-referral |
Cost | Current clients free; ‘Gold coin’ donation (one/two dollars) ex-clients & low income | Free | Free | Free massage and acupuncture; low cost Chinese medicines | Free consultations low cost medications |