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Announcement of new CEO
Chairperson, Professor Cindy Shannon, on behalf of the Brisbane South PHN Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Mike Bosel to the position of Chief Executive Officer for Brisbane South PHN, commencing Monday 29 July 2019. Mike Bosel is an experienced senior health care executive officer with experience in working for not-for-profit, publicly […]
Establishing a Lived Experience Workforce Community of Practice – Brisbane South PHN region
Brisbane South PHN is delighted to introduce a Lived Experience Workforce Community of Practice (pilot project) for those who work or volunteer in community based organisations within the Brisbane South PHN region. The aim of the pilot project is to build a foundation for a Lived Experience Workforce Community of Practice to grow and flourish […]
Brisbane South PHN announces first Indigenous Chair
Brisbane South PHN is proud to announce the election of Indigenous health Professor and Ngugi woman Cindy Shannon as the new Board Chair. Cindy is the first female to be elected Chair and will continue her role as a member of the Brisbane South PHN Governance Committee, the Finance and Audit Committee and the Nominations […]
Recommissioning primary mental health services for the Brisbane south region
From July 2019, Brisbane South PHN will be establishing a regional service model integrated across three sub-regions in Brisbane south: Brisbane (Princess Alexandra Hospital catchment), Logan/Beaudesert (Logan Hospital catchment) and Redlands (Redlands Hospital catchment). Brisbane South PHN intends for each of the sub-regions to develop a place based approach to care provision over time. The […]
Australian Refugee Health Practice Guide
The 2018 update of the Australian Refugee Health Practice Guide is now available! Brisbane South PHN was proud to contribute to this resource, which aims to support doctors, nurses and other primary care providers to deliver health care to people from refugee backgrounds including people seeking asylum. This resource replaces the Caring for Refugee Patients […]
Brisbane South PHN recognised for domestic and family violence initiative
Brisbane South PHN has been recognised as a leading PHN for our work in addressing domestic and family violence within the Domestic and Family Violence Death Review and Advisory Board 2017-2018 Annual Report. The report identifies Brisbane South PHN’s Recognise, Respond, Refer program as an example of PHN-led initiatives aimed at improving responses by primary […]