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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 ...
Last year our mission was set – To empower local sport, fitness, recreation and wellness organisations to deliver sustainable inclusive programs. Providing mentorship, education and investment to organisations, the Active Inclusion Project (AIP), it allows greater opportunity for participation...
GCPHN offers two types of quality improvement (QI) support to general practices in our region. Practices can choose either: Self-paced QI: Practice teams identify their own focus area utilising existing resources. Facilitated QI activity: Dedicated one on one support and participation in specific to...
The Department of Health and Aged Care has announced major changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items for chronic disease management from 1 November 2024. The changes recommended by the MBS Review Taskforce, are ‘the first major change to the framework in almost 20 years’ and includ...
Date released: Friday 12 July 2024 Gold Coasters are being urged to keep up to date with their COVID-19 boosters and be better protected through the rest of winter by immunising against the flu. With 2666 cases recorded in Queensland in the last week of June, it’s suggested that everyone makes an ...
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