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Sep

24

2020

MBS Telehealth Items Extended to March 2021

Healthy North Coast welcomes the Federal Government’s confirmation that temporary MBS telehealth items have been extended until 31 March 2021.

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Sep

24

2020

Management of Mild COVID-19 Illness in General Practice

Healthy North Coast is working hard to ensure primary care services are ready to respond to a COVID-19 outbreak if necessary.

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Sep

23

2020

GPs Working in RACFs: Are You Ready for an Outbreak of COVID-19?

Learn what a GP with a few patients in a residential aged care facility can do to prepare for a COVID-19 outbreak.

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Sep

23

2020

Queensland Border Zone Expansion

The Queensland border zone will expand on 1 October. The zone will now include the Byron, Ballina, Lismore, Richmond Valley and Glen Innes local government areas.

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Sep

16

2020

RACF COVID-19 Outbreak – What Will It Be Like for RACF GPs?

As Healthy North Coast progresses rolling out the COVID-19 RACF Outbreak GP Framework, we are being asked, “What will an outbreak be like? ”

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Sep

10

2020

COVID-19 RACF Outbreak GP Framework – Are You a Team Leader?

Healthy North Coast is looking for GP Team Leaders. This remote role will act as a conduit with the GP team during a COVID-19 outbreak in a residential aged care facility.

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Sep

10

2020

Online GP Support Group – RACF COVID-19 Response

GPs can take part in a video support group with a particular focus on caring for residents in aged care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sep

10

2020

Do You Have Patients in an Aged Care Facility?

A checklist has been developed for GPs with patients in aged care facilities, based on the Victorian experience.

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Sep

04

2020

New COVID-19 Support Service for Travel Into Queensland

The Queensland Government has established a specialist COVID-19 Health Care Support Service to complement the existing exemption process for travellers entering Queensland.

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Sep

04

2020

COVID-19 Residential Aged Care Facility Outbreak GP Framework Update

In case you missed it last week, Healthy North Coast has launched the COVID-19 RACF Outbreak GP Framework to support GP coverage in residential aged care facilities.

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Healthy North Coast acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands across our region and pays respect to the Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise these lands were never ceded and acknowledge the continuation of culture and connection to land, sky and sea. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia’s First Peoples and honour the rich diversity of the world’s oldest living culture.

Healthy North Coast is an independent, not-for-profit organisation proudly delivering the PHN program in North Coast NSW. We are committed to improving the health of our communities through quality primary health care.
The PHN program is an Australian Government Initiative.
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