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Approximately 220,000 older Australians reside in Residential Aged Care Homes (RACHs), with over half living with dementia (PLWD) at varying stages of severity. Among these individuals, 40% experience mild symptoms, while fewer than 1% face extreme challenges. These numbers highlight the significant...
Information on the immunisation history statement (IHS) A complete immunisation history statement (IHS) shows all vaccines recorded for an individual on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR), including COVID-19 and influenza vaccines. An IHS for individuals aged under 20 years displays: name an...
From 8 December 2024, a new bespoke antenatal indictor will be added to the AIR. This will allow vaccination providers to report to the AIR if the person is pregnant at the time of vaccine administration. In addition, improvements will be made to the ‘vaccine type’ field to simplify the reportin...
GPGC update: building a stronger future together As we reflect on recent achievements and look ahead to the future, we’re excited to share some key updates from the General Practice Gold Coast (GPGC). Your ongoing support continues to empower us in our mission to support and strengthen the GP comm...
Queensland Health invites you to review the draft Queensland Sexually Transmissible Infections (STI) Plan 2030 to provide feedback. When reviewing the draft STI plan, you may wish to consider the following questions: Do you support the proposed vision? Are the proposed priority populations and setti...
As we enter the high-risk weather season and anticipate more extreme weather conditions in the coming months, it is a good time to start to prepare. We thought it would be useful to put together a list of things to consider. Please note, this is not an exhaustive list, but more a guide to assist [...
Services Australia has advised there will be a system release for the Organisation Register on 9 December 2024, which will introduce the following changes: Introduction of a new data field – Practice type From December, all new practices registering with MyMedicare must select a practice type whil...
MyMedicare registrations continue to increase, particularly general practice-led registrations. As of 6 November 2024, there are 2,126,435 patients, 6,329 general practices and 47,000 provider numbers are registered with MyMedicare. MyMedicare voluntary patient registration is a foundation for perso...
For Pacific Pines resident Edward, the Mungulli Yarn and Walk program has been a lifeline. “I had a heart attack 10 weeks ago, and this program gets me out of the house and meeting people,” he said during one of the regular Monday morning sessions at Cheltenham Oval, Robina. “In just a short t...
Hi, I’m Jardin. I’m a father of two young children (aged 3 and 5) and work as a GP at Burleigh Heads. I’ve lived on the Gold Coast for most of my life and completed my undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Griffith University and Deakin University, respectively. I also work part ti...
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