Paediatric outpatient diabetes clinics, online drug and alcohol recovery services and a project that uses telehealth to give rural clinicians access to intensive care experts are three of the first 15 projects to receive funding under the Victorian government's $10 million Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund.

Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy announced last week that funding will be used to make it easier for patients living in Gippsland to attend an outpatient appointment at home or at their local general practice.