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Supporting Health Professionals

Providing resources and information for health professionals within the Gold Coast region

Gold Coast PHN is an independent, not-for-profit organisation, funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care.

We are committed to building a healthy, connected, and resilient community and do this by working with General Practice, pharmacists, nurses, allied health professionals, residential aged care facilities, hospitals and an array of secondary care providers to keep Gold Coasters out of hospital living happier, healthier and longer in the community.

Latest News

Clinical trials now open at Griffith University

Griffith University’s Clinical Trial Unit is currently seeking volunteers to participate in a range of clinical research studies aimed at improving treatment options for a variety of health conditions. These trials provide eligible participants with the opportunity to contribute to important medic...

Early referrals can be life changing: juvenile arthritis

Juvenile Arthritis Week is a time to recognise the courage and resilience of Australian children, young people and families who deal with the challenges of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and other childhood rheumatic diseases as part of their lives. What is juvenile arthritis? Juvenile arthritis, cor...

Decommission of the NPS MedicineWise and Doctor’s Bag mobile applications

In January 2023, the MedicineWise (MWA) and Doctor’s Bag (DBA) mobile applications were transitioned from the former NPS MedicineWise to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission). MWA enables consumers and health professionals to track their medicines and acce...

Improve medication safety at discharge with the OPTMED-D project

The University of Queensland wants to improve medication safety at discharge Introducing OPTMED-D project The University of Queensland is launching a clinical trial in December 2025 to test a multifaceted intervention designed to improve communication between health professionals during a patient’...