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In our region, natural disasters are an ever-present reality. These emergencies can significantly impact business continuity in general practice. To meet RACGP standards for general practice, healthcare organisations must compile and maintain a comprehensive emergency response plan. Find resources below to support your organisation’s disaster preparedness.
You can use online tools and resources to prepare for disasters such as floods, bushfires, drought, and pandemics.
Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN) strongly encourages your practice to take proactive steps to prepare for potential disruptions and to refer to your current emergency management plan.
Protecting your vaccine storage management and cold chain:
Report cold chain breaches immediately via QHIP-ADMIN@health.qld.gov.au using the Cold Chain Breach Report Form.
Business continuity and patient care:
Finance and insurance:
Staffing:
If your practice experiences any disruption or requires support, please notify Gold Coast Primary Health Network so we can assess how best to assist.
• Email: practicesupport@gcphn.com.au
• Phone Help Desk: (07) 5612 5408 Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm
When there is a disaster, support is available if you are experiencing emotional stress or personal financial hardship. Please refer to this directory of local emergency relief provider or counselling services.
If your general practice experiences any damage or interruptions to your usual hours of operation, please ensure the healthdirect Service Finder is updated to help the community find available health services. Can you please make sure your National Health Services Directory (NHSD) is up to date or email our practice support team if you would like us to submit an update on your behalf.
If your service is impacted (closed, reduced hours, or reduced offerings), update your clinic listing promptly.
Please visit the Service Finder, look up your listing, scroll down to the bottom and click ‘suggest an edit’. This will open a form and enable you to enter any changes you would like to be made to your listing.
Option:
General practices that are unable to make their own updates, can contact GCPHN to do this on their behalf. Email practicesupport@gcphn.com.au.
Appointments:
If your clinic uses an online appointment booking service, you can update your calendar to reflect changes in availability. This will be reflected via Service Finder.
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