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.
OPTMED-D project The University of Queensland wants to improve medication safety at discharge and has a clinical trial underway to test a multifaceted intervention designed to improve communication between health professionals during a patient’s transition from hospital to community care. They are...
We commission a range of services co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services, providers and community members across the Gold Coast. Our work includes conducting health promotion and quality improvement activities to boost immunisation, cancer screening, chronic disease manageme...
Loneliness and social isolation affect one in three Australian adults and two in five young people, with evidence showing the health impact is worse than smoking 15 cigarettes a day. You may already be doing a lot to connect your patients to relevant support they need – but are you considering how...
Earlier this year I met a woman in her fifties facing depression, fleeting suicidal thoughts, and a storm of social pressures. She had unstable housing, a painful separation, long term unemployment, and a return to heavy drinking as she tried to cope. She wanted help, had hope for recovery, and was ...
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