Consultation on general practice residential aged care standards closing
The consultation period for the draft Standards for general practice residential aged care (1st edition) (Standards for GPRAC) will now close on 19 August 2022. The RACGP released the draft Standards for GPRAC for a second public consultation in May 2020. Since then, a pilot of the Standards for GPRAC has been successfully conducted at several residential
CareSearch offers enhanced palliative care resource
An expanded and enhanced online palliative care resource is now available for health professionals. The resource is Flinders University’s CareSearch Evidence Centre, which provides access to an expanded and upgraded range of evidence-based and translation materials for health professionals. This new centrepiece of the CareSearch website includes clinical evidence summaries, links to palliative care guidelines,
Anglicare offering training in Suicide Prevention for Seniors
If you work with older people and would like to learn how to help prevent suicide, the free Suicide Prevention for Seniors Program can provide the training you need. Run by Anglicare and funded by the NSW Government, the program consists of a two-pronged approach. The first is ‘Question, Persuade, Refer’ (QPR) online training. This
National Palliative Care Week
National Palliative Care Week 2022’s theme was ‘It’s your right’.
Expressions of interest for ELDAC’s Linkages Program
End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) is calling for expressions of interest from aged care service providers who wish to develop palliative care and advance care planning activities within their organisation. Expressions of interest close on Wednesday 15 June 2022, and selected organisations may be eligible to receive an administrative grant of up
National Palliative Care Week 22 – 28 May
National Palliative Care Week (NPCW) is an awareness week organised by Palliative Care Australia, with the theme for 2022 being ‘It’s your right’. The theme seeks to raise awareness about the rights of all Australians to access high-quality palliative care when and where they need it. One of the great myths about palliative care is that it’s
National Palliative Care Week: ‘It’s your right’
This year’s National Palliative Care Week seeks to raise awareness about the rights of all Australians to access high-quality palliative care when and where they need it.
You can now refer your patients to COTA’s Living Longer Living Stronger program
Living Longer Living Stronger exercise program for people aged 50-100+ launched across the Mid-North Coast and Northern NSW.
$5 million in grants to support mental health and wellbeing
21 April 2022 NSW Health media release Community Wellbeing and Resilience Flood Recovery Grants are now available to support the wellbeing and mental health of residents in flood impacted areas across Northern NSW. Minister for Regional Health and Minister for Mental Health Bronnie Taylor said the grants will be allocated to non-government organisations to help
End-of-life care for diverse communities
A new training module for health professionals ‘End-of-life care for diverse communities’, recognises that some people in Australia may hesitate asking for help from health care services and hospitals. Are you open to difference in people, patients, and colleagues? Individuals and organisations can have an enormous influence enabling inclusive care. Mistrust may lead to avoidance
Embed falls screening and prevention into general practice during April Falls Month
In support of April Falls Month, Healthy North Coast has launched a new Primary Care Impact initiative to improve falls awareness and response in general practice. One in three people aged 65 and over fall every year. It is the leading cause of hospitalisation in older adults (41%) and costs an estimated $3.9 billion nationally
New self-care resources for aged care workers
‘We work in an industry where we’re here to care for others, and often forget to take care of ourselves’ Registered Nurse, Residential Aged Care ELDAC aged care has a new which offers a diverse range of self-care resources that are tailored to help aged care and health-care workers. Do you know someone who can
