OurNAMS Shares Collaborative Calendar with Primary and Aged Care Partners
The Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) Nursing and Midwifery education team deliver districtwide clinical education services to maximise consistency and access to services across the local health district. Effective education programs for clinical staff meet identified workforce development needs and support the strategic direction of NNSW LHD. The team is now happy to share
Did You Know You Can Effectively Address Smoking Cessation in Just a Couple of Minutes?
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has published a new guide, Supporting Smoking Cessation, recommending an evidence-based brief intervention for GPs. The guide addresses common misperceptions that smoking cessation ‘counselling’ takes too long and is unwelcome. See table 1.1 on page 16 of the guide for some revealing evidence about smoking cessation. Primary Care
HealthPathways Update – September 2020
New HealthPathways have recently been published on the Mid and North Coast HealthPathways website. New HealthPathways Psoriasis Emollients (Moisturisers) Reviewed HealthPathways Guide to Frequently Used MBS Items Q Fever Integrated Team Care (ITC) Burn Injuries Hereditary Haemochromatosis Vomiting and Hyperemesis in Pregnancy Anaemia in Pregnancy Melanoma Tonsillitis and Sore Throat Mobile-Friendly HealthPathways – going live
Nursing and Midwifery Scholarship Opportunities
The Australian College of Nursing is offering a range of nursing, midwifery and aged care scholarships. Applications are now open. The various scholarships support undergraduate and postgradute study, from Certificate IV to master’s level. The opportunity is open to college members and non-members. All eligible applicants are encouraged to apply. Learn more at the links
‘Improve Recording of Alcohol Status’ Proves Popular With Practices
Improving recording of alcohol status is currently the most popular quality improvement activity in Primary Care Impact, after COVID-19 patient and staff safety. One general practice has (anonymously) shared how they used Topbar and a team approach to increase their recording of alcohol status by 10% in six months. Well done to this (shy) team
HealthPathways Mobile-Friendly Site Coming Soon
From 29 October 2020, HealthPathways Mid and North Coast will default to the mobile-friendly view. The newly improved site uses responsive design, meaning all pages shift and adjust the content depending on the device you are using (desktop, computer, laptop, tablet or mobile). Rather than creating separate desktop and mobile sites, we’ve created a single
eReferral Quality Improvement Activity Now Available for General Practice
Your practice can make the move to eReferrals as a quality improvement activity. Visit Primary Care Impact to learn about increasing the use of eReferrals to NNSWLHD Lismore Pain and Speciality Outpatient Clinics. This page contains information that can help you to “axe the fax” and increase awareness of NNSWLHD services accepting eReferral at your
HealthPathways Update – August 2020
New HealthPathways have recently been published on the Mid and North Coast HealthPathways website. New HealthPathways Neuropsychology Assessment​ Carotid Artery Stenosis Reviewed HealthPathways Influenza Immunisation Dementia and Cognitive Impairment COPD Diagnosis and Initial Management Medications in COPD Acute Exacerbation of COPD Differentiating Asthma from COPD End-stage/Palliative COPD Management Smoking Cessation Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) Rabies
Local Nurse Network Meetings Attended by 220+
Last week, Healthy North Coast hosted two local Nurse Network webinars that were attended by over 220 participants including nurses, GPs and allied health professionals. The topic was wound management and each session included five key elements: Networking and interaction Insight into the Wound Busters clinic Clinical Nurse Consultant presentation Vascular surgeon presentation Panel Q&A
Training Opportunity: Infection Control Skill Set
The University of New England (UNE) Partnerships program is offering 20 free places in a comprehensive Infection Control Skill Set course. The course is targeted at medical practice support staff. It will be delivered in a flexible online format. This course is an opportunity for practice support staff to develop their skills in infection prevention
Primary Care Impact: Influenza Immunisation to High Risk Group PDSAs
In our previous update, we shared news about the regionwide increase in influenza immunisations to at-risk groups (up by 11% to over 65s and people with diabetes and up 10% to people with COPD). This week, Central Pottsville Medical Centre has shared their PDSAs for increasing influenza immunisations to vulnerable groups. Using systematic PenCS data
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
