Partnerships between Aboriginal Medical Services and mainstream health providers are essential in order that communities recieve the best possible access to health care.

The restructure of Area Health Services in NSW lead to the development of large operational regions, each including a number of Aboriginal Medical Services. This created the potential for a complex array of agreements.

ACHIEVE was invited to facilitate the agreement processes on the north coast of NSW. This lead to a simplified two stage agreement. The first between the various Aboriginal Medical Services forming the Many Rivers Aboriginal Medical Service Health Alliance, and the second between the Alliance and the North Coast Area Health Service.