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Many General Practices have been experiencing an error message that is causing issues in PRODA when attempting to link the provider to a General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI) patient in Health Professional Online Services (HPOS). See an example. The Department of Health and Aged Care (DoHA...
Subject to the passage of legislation, from 1 November 2024 there will be a revised structure for items for chronic disease management. Aside from the change in name to Chronic Conditions Management, existing items will cease from 1 November* including: GP management plans (229, 721, 92024, 92055), ...
This information has been provided by the Gold Coast Public Health Unit. If you require additional information or support, please contact the Gold Coast Public Health Unit on 5667 3200 or GCPHU-CDC@health.qld.gov.au. Hepatitis B vaccination for people at higher risk The following risk groups are NIP...
The inaugural Gold Coast Wellbeing Week will run across the city from 9 to 15 September 2024. Run by the newly formed Gold Coast Suicide Prevention Community Collaborative, with support from Gold Coast Primary Health Network (PHN) and City of Gold Coast, this community-driven initiative is focussed ...
Body scanners and advanced X-ray technology are being rolled out at airports across Australia. These technologies represent the most advanced means of detecting explosives, weapons and prohibited items carried in bags or on a person. Body scanners use millimetre-waves, part of the radio frequency sp...
Financial assistance from the Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN) for residents affected by the destructive summer storms is not only helping to rebuild communities, it’s making them stronger. The Reconnection for Resilience Community Grants Program provided 15 community grants of up to $500...
GCPHN is delighted to support the launch of the National Residential Aged Care Home Telehealth Training Program. In collaboration with 15 Primary Health Networks across Australia, this program aims to boost telehealth capabilities for Residential Aged Care Homes (RACHs) through comprehensive online ...
About 220,000 older Australians are living in Residential Aged Care Homes (RACH) and over 50% of these are ‘people living with dementia’ (PLWD) with varying degrees of severity, with about 40% having mild symptoms and <1% extreme. At the recent Dementia in Residential Aged Care Forum, a diver...
Twinrix and Twinrix Junior vaccines only display as ‘Hepatitis A’ when recorded on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR). The hepatitis B antigen is not displayed. Where an immunisation provider has reported a Twinrix or Twinrix Junior vaccine to the AIR and requires the record to display b...
The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care is seeking help from healthcare providers to increase participation in the national cancer screening programs (bowel, breast and cervical). We know cancer screening saves lives, but only around 50% of Australians eligible for the national ...
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