New SafeScript NSW Enhancements
SafeScript NSW, the state’s real-time prescription monitoring (RPTM) system, has implemented a range of new enhancements aimed at improving the overall user experience. The enhancements introduced include: Interstate practitioner access to SafeScript NSW Interstate practitioners, or practitioners whose primary place of practice is recorded in AHPRA as outside of NSW, are now eligible to access
Help shape safety and quality within general practice
Keep your in-practice role while also undertaking some flexible contract work. Become an AGPAL Surveyor and break up your regular practice schedule with a range of benefits, including travel, networking, knowledge sharing, and contributing to quality and safety across general practice. Enjoy a paid, flexible working arrangement that suits your personal practice hours. Do as
After Hours HealthCare help is here
Many patients are not aware of the after hours healthcare services available to them which leads to unnecessary attendance at Emergency Departments. Studies have shown that: 1 in 4 patients who visit the emergency department agree that a general practitioner may have been able to manage their condition. 1 in 6 patients potentially put themselves
Increasing availability and use of telehealth for aged care residents
North Coast GPs and allied health professionals are encouraged to take advantage of new telehealth equipment being delivered to residential aged care homes that’s designed to support timely primary care access. This initiative aims to increase the availability and use of telehealth care for aged care residents, enabling improved access to primary care and other
Three more years funding for caring@home
caring@home is pleased to share it has secured funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care to continue delivering resources to support health professionals and families caring for home-based palliative care patients. The Project’s activities for 2023-2026 will continue to provide nationally consistent clinical resources and workforce capacity improvements to support timely,
Final Reminder – GP placements survey closes 30 JulyÂ
Help shape the future of GP placements in your region – closing 30 July The GP Workforce Planning and Prioritisation (WPP)  consortium partners for ACT and NSW are calling all GPs, practice nurses and practice managers across the North Coast to help shape the future of general practice in the region. Thanks to all those who
Uncle David Kelly speaks on community, culture and moving forward
Healthy North Coast’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan Lead and Dunghutti Elder, Uncle David Kelly says that, for him, NAIDOC Week is about communities coming together, sharing their cultures, and celebrating the many contributions that Aboriginal people have made and continue to make. Mr Kelly was born in Coffs Harbour and spent much of his childhood
Healthy North Coast launches new CPD calendar for July-December 2023
Boost your professional development with localised training opportunities from Healthy North Coast.
GPs invited to register interest in receiving colleague referrals
GPs with a special interest, expertise or qualification who are prepared to receive patient referrals from colleagues are invited to register their details as part of Healthy North Coast’s new GP to GP Referrals page on HealthPathways. The resource aims to increase connectivity and collaboration within the local health workforce and give GPs the opportunity
Join a GP focus group later this month
The Centre for Alcohol and Other Drugs, NSW Ministry of Health, is seeking general practitioners to participate in paid online focus groups about GP engagement with the Opioid Treatment Program (OTP). The OPT provides life-saving treatment to people living with opioid dependence. The aim of these focus groups is to gather a diverse range of
Healthy North Coast Chair welcomes new MNCLHD appointment
Healthy North Coast Board Chair, Dr Adrian Gilliland, congratulates Mr Peter Treseder AO, on his appointment as Mid North Coast Local Health District Governing Board Chair, effective from 1 July 2023. Peter is the founding Chair of Mid North Coast Rural Health and Medical Research Foundation and has extensive experience in the health sector, gained
Direct access to colonoscopies now available for Hastings-Macleay residents
Timely detection of bowel cancer, which one in 13 people in NSW develops by age 85, is crucial for successful treatment and reducing mortality rates. Healthy North Coast and the Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) recently held a webinar focusing on the new Direct Access Colonoscopy (DAC) model of care within the Wauchope,
