MyMedicare: Strengthening GP connections in aged care
The MyMedicare program is making waves across the Mid and North Coast as GPs actively invite aged care residents to register. This free, voluntary system links residents with their regular GP and primary care team, fostering stronger connections and improving health outcomes without storing clinical health data. For residents, registering with MyMedicare provides significant benefits,
Free National Telehealth Training program now available for local clinicians
Healthy North Coast has launched an online learning portal to deliver the National Telehealth Training program to local clinicians that provide services to residents in aged care. This free online training offers clinicians the opportunity to learn best practice telehealth guidelines to build on their capabilities in providing telehealth video consultations to residents. It is
Empowering end-of-life care: Tools and resources for healthcare professionals
There are some fantastic clinical tools, training and education opportunities, helpful resources and apps for healthcare professionals supporting patients nearing end-of-life, to live well until they die. Care Search updated Primary Health Care resources for palliative care Enhance your practice with CareSearch’s recently updated Primary Health Care packs. Offering communication tips to initiate difficult conversations,
No pain no gain: Opportunity for Port Macquarie clinicians to participate in chronic pain research
In Australia 1 in 3 people over the age of 65 suffer from chronic pain. Chronic pain represents a significant burden on individuals, healthcare systems, and our society. While chronic pain affects populations across all ages and demographic categories, there is a disproportionate amount of people impacted in rural and regional areas. Healthy North Coast
Join a local Community Conversation led by Palliative Care NSW
Are you keen to learn more about the services and community supports available in relation to ageing, loss, dying and grief? Join us at a Community Conversation where palliative care experts will provide information and resources to help you consider what’s important to live a full and comfortable life, right to the very end. These
General Practice Aged Care Incentive (GP ACI) webinar series announced
A series of webinar dates have been announced to support various stakeholder groups with implementation of the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GP ACI). These webinars will include conversations on: What this incentive means for you and the potential benefits How to utilise the incentive to support high quality, integrated, patient centred care in
HealthPathways releases new Veterans Health pages
When Nick, a 41 year old army veteran who now lives in the Mid North Coast first retired from the army, he didn’t know very much about the health services and supports available to veterans and their families. “I was aware of the white card, which funds treatment for injuries related to service, but that
Voluntary Assisted Dying one year on…
New South Wales was the last Australian state to bring Voluntary Assisted Dying into law on 28 November 2023. As a new and relatively unique piece of legislation, the 18 months between its preliminary introduction in May 2022 until its implementation gave a period of grace allowing Healthy North Coast to provide a significant body
Registrations are open for the Palliative Care NSW State Conference in Tamworth
Palliative Care NSW is inviting anyone from any discipline who has a connection to palliative care to join your peers at their 2024 State Conference to be held in Tamworth, NSW. Every day, Palliative Care NSW hears stories from across the sector of those going above and beyond to deliver quality palliative care. These stories,
Upskill in palliative care with Project ECHO
Palliative Care ECHO is a series of interactive case based virtual mentoring sessions that address a range of palliative care topics. Discussion of deidentified patient cases and 10 minute lectures aim to increase palliative care knowledge, skills and confidence in primary care health professionals. Sessions consist of: A Palliative Care Specialist presentation – topic of the
General Practice in Aged Care Incentive update: First quarterly assessment period now ended
The first quarterly assessment period of the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GP ACI) has now ended, with incentive instalments to be paid by Services Australia in October 2024. As part of strengthening MyMedicare, the GP ACI aims to support older people living in residential aged care to receive planned, continuous, and quality primary
New ELDAC resources support sensitive conversations in aged care
Involving families at important moments in their older loved one’s care is crucial for understanding what matters most, especially as their needs change. This helps create a better experience for everyone at the end of life. The new ELDAC Talking with Families resources support staff in aged care by engaging families in these conversations. By
