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In consultation with our council of clinicians, GCPHN has developed helpful posters for general practitioners to empower their patients with the skills and tools needed to improve their health literacy. In Australia, 60% of people have low health literacy. This contributes to worse health outcomes i...
VACCINATION May 2023 – Minimum dose intervals and multiple doses Trusted healthcare professionals play a pivotal role in converting vaccine hesitant parents to accept vaccination. Up to 90% of parents would trust their GP to influence their decision. Unfortunately, it is becoming common for ch...
As an early adopter of Primary Sense, and in my role as Chair of the Primary Sense National Clinical Advisory Group, I have witnessed Primary Sense’s evolution from a tool used by more than 700 Gold Coast-based GPs, (representing almost 90 per cent of the region’s population), to a scaled-up ver...
GPs are often the first point of contact for people seeking mental health support, often presenting with a range of interrelated factors that can make it challenging to determine the most appropriate level of care. To conduct a patient-centred and holistic assessment, the IAR guides clinicians to co...
Queensland Health have issued a warning to Queenslanders against taking illegally sourced drugs following the seizure of counterfeit medications containing life-threatening substances. Tablets found during various investigations this year have tested positive to protonitazene, a very strong opioid t...
Child and Family Support Services Expo for Professionals GCPHN will be attending the Child and Family Support Services Expo for Professionals as an exhibitor on Monday 8th of May at Burleigh Heads State School, and on Wednesday 10th May at Helensvale Community Centre. Proudly hosted by the Gold Coas...
It is vital to let Services Australia know of changes to your practice as soon as possible. To add or remove General Practitioners to your Practice Incentives Program (PIP) use Health Professional Online Services (HPOS). You will need a PRODA account to access HPOS. For further information, click he...
The Australian Government has committed funding for the 2023 COVID-19 Aged Care Support Program Grant GO6223. The grant will support providers to transition towards managing the costs of COVID-19 outbreaks as part of their business-as-usual arrangements. Eligible providers of residential and home ca...
Bringing light back into a child’s life after abuse or neglect GCPHN’s Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) Child LightSaver Series is an educational set of articles aimed at assisting general practice to navigate the OOHC Health Assessment Pathway, which is focused on providing children and young people the...
Bringing light back into a child’s life after abuse or neglect. GCPHN’s Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) Child LightSaver Series is an educational set of articles aimed at assisting general practice to navigate the OOHC Health Assessment Pathway, which is focuses on providing children and young people th...
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