Macksville Maternity Services: What’s New?
Macksville Hospital’s maternity service has commenced a Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) model of care. This enables women to be cared for and supported by a small group of midwives throughout the pregnancy, birth and early postnatal period at home. The MGP model of care is for women with normal risk pregnancy. MGP midwives will offer
Free Online Dementia Course
Preventing Dementia is an open online course offering university-quality education on the latest research in dementia risk and protective factors. Is it possible to modify your risk of dementia? Recent research suggests that around 40% of dementia cases might be prevented or delayed by modifying risk factors. This free online course investigates the best available
BreastScreen NSW North Coast Mobile Calendar 2020
BreastScreen NSW is a free breast cancer screening program designed specifically for women aged 50 to 74. Women in this group are recommended to have a breast screen every two years. A breast screen (also known as a mammogram) is an x-ray of the breasts. Mammograms can detect very small breast cancers before they can
Update on Queensland Border Restrictions
The Queensland Government has released updated guidance on border restrictions effective 20 August. The revised guidelines clarify the requirements for community members and health care practitioners entering and returning to Queensland. Essential health care NSW residents can enter Queensland without an exemption to obtain essential health care if the health care cannot be provided in
Updated COVID-Safe Guidelines for NSW Schools
The NSW Government now requires any student who is unwell or who has flu-like symptoms to be tested for COVID-19. A return to school is dependent upon a negative test result being reported. HSC students have been added to the list of people whose COVID-19 tests should be prioritised for public health purposes. This comes
RACGP Advice on Keeping Your Practice COVID Safe
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, practices have implemented a range of infection prevention and control measures in order to maintain the safety of staff and patients. As Australia moves through various stages of the pandemic, everyone must remain vigilant. This RACGP COVID-safe checklist is designed to support practices to maintain a healthy work
Tackling Adverse Childhood Events
The Waratah Education Foundation has funded a demonstration project in Grafton to test evidence and assumptions on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). ACEs are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood. For example: Experiencing violence, abuse or neglect Witnessing violence in the home or community Having a family member attempt or die by suicide Also included
Exercise is Medicine: Enhancing Patient Outcomes Through Lifestyle Interventions
Exercise is Medicine Australia offers an online course designed to highlight the importance of exercise for overall health. The course introduces subsequent behaviour-change strategies specific to the adoption of exercise as a regular part of patients lifestyle. It also highlights the role of multidisciplinary care and accredited exercise physiologists in assisting patients to establish an
Free Eating Disorder Training for Health Professionals
The Australian Government has funded InsideOut to provide free online eating disorder training for health professionals across Australia. NSW Health clinicians are entitled complimentary access to the course, The Essentials: Training Clinicians in Eating Disorders. This intensive course involves five modules addressing the nature, identification, assessment and treatment of eating disorders. It provides approximately 17.5
Queensland Border Restrictions Update
The Northern NSW health workforce and community are understandably concerned about the implications of the Queensland border restrictions. Healthy North Coast is working closely with the Northern NSW Local Health District to advocate for the needs of our practitioner community. We are in contact with Queensland Health, the Gold Coast Public Health Unit and Gold
Have Your Say on our New CPD Program
Healthy North Coast has commissioned not-for-profit organisation Social Ventures Australia* to undergo a review of current and past CPD efforts on the North Coast. Over the last two months, Social Ventures Australia has held a number of targeted discussions with a broad range of GP, allied health professionals and nurses across the North Coast. The objective
Latest News for Electronic Prescribing Rollout
The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) has been working with software vendors and recently established Communities of Interest (COIs) to test their electronic prescribing solution before a broader national rollout. COIs are locations involving at least one general practice and a community pharmacy in close proximity who MUST BOTH be ready to prescribe and dispense
