Applications opening for the ‘Strengthening Medicare – GP Grants Program’
The Australian Government’s Department of Health and Aged Care has announced that Primary Health Networks will begin administering the Strengthening Medicare — General Practice Grants Program this week, and Healthy North Coast is pleased to support eligible local general practices in applying for the one-off grant of $25,000, $35,000 or $50,000. If you are a
New ‘quit smoking’ resources for primary health care nurses
Quit Centre, a federally funded, national online resource for stopping smoking and vaping, has recently released new online training and resources specifically for primary health care nurses. Quit Centre’s ‘Smoking Cessation Brief Advice Training for Primary Health Care Nurses’, developed in consultation with primary health care nurses, supports the development of knowledge and skills to confidently provide
First 2000 Days webinar series ‘a valuable resource’ for health professionals
The Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) partnered with Bluesky Community Services to deliver the First 2000 Days Webinar Series throughout 2022. MNCLHD Health Promotion Coordinator Teisha Schirmer said the webinar sessions provided a valuable resource, and evaluation results from the webinars were very positive. Recordings, resources and findings from the webinar series are
Strengthening Medicare – General Practice Grants Program to launch in April 2023
General practices and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) will soon be able to apply for the Strengthening Medicare – General Practice (GP) Grants Program, as part of a $220 million investment to improve practices, expand patient access and provide high quality, safe, accessible care. Grant applications will open in April 2023, with GP grants
‘Mould: A Health Hazard’ webinar recording released
Healthy North Coast held a webinar in February designed to help health care providers address patients with illnesses related to mould in the indoor environment. The webinar provided background understanding of how mould may be affecting patients and it explored key papers that clinicians should be aware of. Feedback from the webinar was positive, with
Register now for the Practice Owners National Conference
The Practice Owners National Conference offers you the tools and information you need to run a practice in a changeable environment. The conference is being held in Adelaide from 20-21 May 2023. There will be sharing of knowledge, ideas and motivation. You’ll hear from Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and industry experts on managing
Introducing the new myCPD app for GPs
Whenever and wherever it suits you, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners’ myCPD app allows GPs to easily log hours, browse through hundreds of quality, relevant CPD activities, and keep track of progress. You can download the app to your smartphone or tablet today by searching ‘mycpd’ in the App Store or Google Play.
GPs needed for antenatal screening tool evaluation
The University of Melbourne is seeking GPs to participate in a focus group to help evaluate a digital antenatal psychosocial screening tool. The digital screening and clinical decision support tool aims to help GPs identify and respond to psychosocial risk factors in pregnancy, such as alcohol and substance use, exposure to domestic and family violence, and
‘Pathways to Safety’ training opportunity for GPs, nurses
Are you a GP or primary care nurse interested in improving the capacity of primary care to respond to domestic and family violence (DFV)? If so, the University of Melbourne’s Safer Families Centre is offering casual employment as a GP facilitator under the Pathways to Safety program to deliver virtual DFV education to primary care
North Coast health workforce trends and forecasts update
It is a well-known fact that demand on the health system is increasing. Drivers include an ageing population, longer life expectancies and more people living with multiple chronic conditions. On the North Coast we have twice as many older people than the NSW and national averages and this is set to keep increasing. Having a
Tell us about your HealthPathways needs
The Mid and North Coast HealthPathways platform developers at Streamliners are seeking feedback from users about the search results on the HealthPathways mobile-friendly site. The developers are working on improvements to help users get to the right information more quickly. As the program developers start to design the next round of work on the platform,
New learning opportunities for GPs in northern NSW
GPs across Northern NSW and Queensland are invited to participate in Project ECHO’s newly added education networks. Five new networks are available in 2023 for GPs and their practice teams to learn and share through facilitated panel-participant discussions. This is an opportunity to gain CPD points, be part of a community of like-minded colleagues and increase knowledge
