Increase use of annual health assessments by people with intellectual disability

Compared to the general population, people with intellectual disability experience: More than twice the rate of avoidable deaths Twice the rate of emergency department and hospital admissions Higher rates of unrecognised or poorly treated physical and mental health conditions Lower rates of preventative healthcare. People with intellectual disability can get a health assessment once every

Embed Advance Care Planning Discussions in General Practice

Advance care planning allows health professionals to understand and respect a person’s future healthcare preferences, for a time when they become seriously ill and unable to communicate for themselves. Registered and non-registered health practitioners have a role in advance care planning and require capability to facilitate these conversations effectively. The National Quality Standards for aged

Prepare your practice to support victim survivors of Domestic and Family Violence

Prepare your practice to support victim survivors of Domestic and Family Violence   The Prime Minister recently stated that domestic and family violence was a “national crisis”. Domestic and family violence is when a partner, former partner or family member tries to scare, intimidate, hurt or control you. In Australia:  1 in 6 women and 1

Environmental Sustainability and Climate Resilience in Healthcare

Climate change has a profound impact on the future of health and health care services. The changing climate will alter our understanding of medicine and disease, and extreme weather events can damage healthcare infrastructure, disrupt supply chains, and overwhelm medical facilities, stressing health care systems. Extreme weather events have already had significant effects on communities

Implementing Nurse-led Care in General Practice

This Primary Care Impact project is designed to equip General Practices with the knowledge and skills needed to implement nurse-led initiatives, enhancing patient outcomes and practice efficiency.

Ditch the Stress and Thrive by The Well Being Initiative (WBI)

Healthy North Coast has engaged the Well Being Initiative (WBI) to support Primary Care Workforce wellbeing, allowing people to flourish both personally and professionally. The WBI is dedicated to helping individuals overcome burnout, stress, depression and pain, and find meaning, joy, and resilience in their lives. With an innovative and distinctive approach to lifting people’s

Streamline General Practice accreditation with the ‘5th Map’

General practice accreditation against the RACGP’s Standards for general practices (5th edition) is essential in providing a basis for quality patient care and minimising risk in general practice [1]. The 5th map is a licensed RACGP-approved infographic designed to make general practice accreditation more efficient and easier to understand [2]. [1] RACGP Standards for general

Improve consumer access through modifications to the general practice booking system

General practice is broadly accepted as the cornerstone to effective primary healthcare with a pivotal contribution to make to the delivery of better health outcomes[1]. Working to ensure access to appointments for acute and routine primary health care is a requirement of the RACGP Accreditation Standards 5th edition in criterion GP1.1. See responsive system for

Improve data quality and teamwork to inform preventative reminders process

Reminders are used as a prompt for patients for preventive health promotion and activities. By reflecting on the patient, both on an individual level and as a part of a wider population, general practices hold enormous potential to improve health outcomes, broader determinants of health, and the cost of healthcare. Putting preventive recommendations into practice

Improve and maintain team wellbeing, communication and empathy

General practices often play a central role in the provision of healthcare to communities in the immediate, acute phase of emergency situations, and on an ongoing basis for the long-term recovery of individuals and their broader community. Challenging times, such as a natural disaster or pandemic, may understandably cause increased stress and anxiety. It is

Improve auditing of recall systems

Reminders and recalls have different legal implications and requirements for follow up attempts, documentation of steps taken, and methods of communication. There is no legal duty to have a reminder system, but general practices do have a legal duty to recall patients to inform them about clinically significant test results. It is essential that GPs