Working Together for the Benefit of High-Risk Patients in Coffs Harbour
A strategy to keep our most vulnerable patients in community and out of hospital was the topic of conversation at the Seasonal Demand Co-Design Worshop at Coffs Harbour on 31 July 2017. General practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, MNCLHD senior managers and NCPHN staff met to develop solutions to integrate health services for at-risk patients in the
Improving Shared Communication
The Safe Transition of Care Program is about effective communication being in place for patient care, and highlighting areas where improvements are required. The first stage of the program was to identify the issues arising from timeliness and non-receipt of discharge summaries. Here is what we found: Currency of GP data was poor in the
NCPHN Funding for Youth Alcohol and Other Drugs Intervention Program in Bellingen and Nambucca Heads
North Coast Primary Health Network (NCPHN) is delighted to announce that The Buttery has been successful in tendering for funds to run an important alcohol and other drugs intervention program for young people in Bellingen and Nambucca Heads. The Buttery has received funding under the National ICE Action Strategy from the Commonwealth Government totaling just
NCPHN Funding for Youth Alcohol and Other Drugs Intervention Program in the Clarence Valley
North Coast Primary Health Network (NCPHN) is delighted to announce that The Buttery has been successful in tendering for funds to run an important alcohol and other drugs intervention program for young people in Grafton, Yamba and Maclean. The Buttery has received funding under the National ICE Action Strategy from the Commonwealth Government totalling just
Beyond Birth Classes for Expectant Parents – Kingscliff
Casuarina Health & Medical are holding ‘Beyond Birth’ classes for expectant parents. Beyond Birth classes will take place on Thursday evenings commencing on 24 August 2017 and run for six consecutive weeks. Classes will be held at the Conference Room at Salt Bar & Bistro in Kingscliff. Presenters include a GP, physiotherapist, speech pathologist and psychologist. The total cost is $300
Suicide Risk HealthPathway
“My life’s not worth living.” What do you do when you hear these words? Australia’s suicide rate is of major concern. From 2011-2015 the number of people who ended their own lives was 10,407. In NSW alone, a high proportion of suicide deaths recorded were between the ages of 20-29 years. The Suicide Risk HealthPathway
New Youth Sexual Health Clinic in Lismore
A free, bulk billed, youth friendly sexual health service for 12-25 year olds will soon open its doors in Lismore. The headspace Sexual Health Clinic, run by The Lismore and Kyogle Family Planning Service, has been designed to make it easy as possible for young people to get the help they need. The service will
Capturing the Patient Voice
Ask Not “What Is the Matter with You” But “What Matters to You” At the heart of the Patient Centred Medical Home is the quest to improve the patient’s experience of care. To do this we need to ask patients about their care. Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) capture outcomes that matter to patients as well
Credentialled Diabetes Educator at Tweed Heads
Kennedy Drive Medical Centre has welcomed Sandra Abbott as their new diabetes educator. Sandra brings a wealth of up-to-date knowledge in diabetes education, having recently graduated from Southern Cross University. She is well known in the area, having worked for many years as a local pharmacist, most recently managing Tweed Night and Day Pharmacy on
AFL goes for lifesaving goal as organ donors sign up in record time
The Federal Government has unveiled a new online organ donor registration process. You can now register to become a donor using a mobile phone, tablet or computer. Aged Care Minister and Indigenous health Minister Ken Wyatt also announced a new partnership with the Australian Football League (AFL) to help lift the national organ donor rates.
