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Holiday closure 2024-2025 and seasonal service information
10 Dec 2024
Featured Post
PHN news
Our office will be closed from end of business Tuesday 24 December 2024 and will reopen 9am on Thursday 2 January 2025. Read on for holiday operating hours and contacts for our commissioned services.
Free caring@home resource: Enhancing quality and timely end-of-life care for patients
10 Dec 2024
Aged care
General Practice
The caring@home team have developed a useful quick-reference guide, called the Resource Matrix for carers and families, to help identify the resources that are best suited to each person’s unique circumstances.
Brisbane’s new Find Care Fast website — helping consumers navigate healthcare service options
10 Dec 2024
General Practice
PHN news
Allied health
The new FindCareFast website helps patients navigate a range of available healthcare options. Read on to see how FindCareFast can help your patients find the right care, at the right time, at the right place.
Changes to the Organisation Register — MyMedicare and General Practice in Aged Care Incentive
09 Dec 2024
General Practice
Services Australia rolls out key updates to the Organisation Register, effective as of Monday 9 December 2024. Read more to learn how these changes may affect your practice.
New Medicare Mental Health Centre opens in Logan
06 Dec 2024
Brisbane South PHN
Mental health
General Practice
The Logan Medicare Mental Health Centre is open and now providing free, accessible mental health care in the Logan area. Read on to learn more about the centre.
Have a question about MyMedicare or the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive? Join our virtual drop-in for technical support
04 Dec 2024
General Practice
Does your general practice team have questions about MyMedicare or the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive? Join us for an informal virtual lunchtime drop-in session to get the answers and support you need.
Metro South Health’s GP Smart Referrals ‘Request for Advice’ function is now live
04 Dec 2024
General Practice
Metro South Health’s new Request for Advice function allows GPs to submit non-urgent requests for written specialist advice via GP Smart Referrals (GPSR). The service is live as of 27 November 2024.
Oxley Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opens to provide free urgent care to communities in south-west Brisbane
03 Dec 2024
PHN news
General Practice
Residents in south-west Brisbane, including Inala, Darra and surrounding areas now have greater access to free, walk-in care for urgent medical conditions with the opening of Oxley Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC).
Out now! Our 2023–2024 Year in Review celebrates a year of progress through partnerships
28 Nov 2024
PHN news
Explore Brisbane South PHN’s 2023–24 Year in Review, highlighting key achievements in improving healthcare access, supporting primary care, and addressing health inequities across our region.
Call for GPs to join the Palliative Care Shared Care Project
28 Nov 2024
General Practice
GPs: Share your expertise and help shape the local shared care model for palliative care. Partner with Nurse Practitioners to support patients and be remunerated for your involvement. Register your interest today.
Local GP and general practice take top honours at RACGP Awards
28 Nov 2024
General Practice
Brisbane South PHN joins in celebrating the success of 2024 RACGP Award winners Dr. Bruce Willett and Growlife Medical, both recognised for their outstanding contribution to our community. Read the full story.
Management of type 2 diabetes: A handbook for general practice
14 Nov 2024
General Practice
Nursing
Launched on World Diabetes Day 2024, the updated Management of type 2 diabetes: A handbook for general practice is now available for primary healthcare providers. Access the handbook in the full article.
Mental health decision-making support for GPs — Remunerated training is available
13 Nov 2024
General Practice
Brisbane South PHN delivers training on how to best use the Initial Assessment and Referral-Decision Support Tool (IAR-DST). The tool helps practitioners determine an appropriate level of care for their patients.
Queensland Health invites GPs to have a say on a new name for satellite hospitals
13 Nov 2024
General Practice
Community health
General practitioners are invited to have their say on renaming the state’s 7 satellite hospitals to ensure the role they play within the broader healthcare network in Queensland is better understood for all.
GP health alert: Health complaints related to odour from the Swanbank Industrial Area
11 Nov 2024
General Practice
Mental health
Residents in odour-affected areas report impacts to their wellbeing. The Ipswich Medicare Mental Health Centre (IMMHC) is providing free mental health support for affected adults. Read on for more information.
Inala Primary Care named 'Medicare Champions' at the Stronger Medicare Awards
07 Nov 2024
General Practice
Inala Primary Care has been recognised for its significant contribution to the health of their community, delivering wrap-around care to some of Queensland’s most disadvantaged patients with complex health needs.
Important update for practices using Primary Sense: New Data Sharing and Software License Agreement (DSL) requirements
07 Nov 2024
General Practice
There is a new Primary Sense Data Sharing and Software License Agreement (DSL). The new agreement will need to be signed by all practices who have Primary Sense. Brisbane South PHN can assist you with the new DSA.
How to make the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive work for your practice
06 Nov 2024
General Practice
The first assessment quarter of the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive concluded on 30 September 2024. Join our quarter 1 wrap-up session to discuss key learnings from the first quarter.
Deafness and mental health — Key resources available for health professionals
01 Nov 2024
General Practice
Disability
Resources and services are available to health professionals to improve their understanding and support for Deaf individuals, particularly around mental health. Read more about these services in the full article.
New optometry community alignment program: Submit your expression of interest (EOI)
30 Oct 2024
Allied health
General Practice
Registered optometrists and GPs are invited to express their interest in joining the Princess Alexandra Hospital Optometry Community Alignment Program. Read more about the program and its eligibility requirements.
Update for General Practitioners: Home fetal heart monitors (dopplers)
29 Oct 2024
General Practice
Important information regarding home-use fetal heart monitors (dopplers) is available for General Practitioners who care for pregnant patients. Read the full article.
Have your say on the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive — Interactive webinar for general practices
28 Oct 2024
Aged care
General Practice
The first assessment quarter of the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive has concluded on 30 September 2024. Join our interactive webinar for general practices to share their experiences with the incentive.
Scholarships available for General Practitioner education
23 Oct 2024
General Practice
8 scholarships are available to attend the upcoming Diabetes Symposium 2024. Details available in the article.
Rising mpox cases: Update for GPs
22 Oct 2024
General Practice
The Queensland Health Communicable Diseases Branch has confirmed that as of 20 September 2024, there have been 51 confirmed cases of mpox notified in Queensland since 1 January 2024. Read on for more mpox support.
World Osteoporosis Day: Resources available for your practice
21 Oct 2024
General Practice
Aged care
World Osteoporosis Day resources are available for your practice to help promote bone health and prevention efforts to your patients. Find more osteoporosis support and resources in the full article.
Childhood immunisation conversations with parents: Tools and resources for healthcare professionals
18 Oct 2024
General Practice
First Nations health
Pharmacy
The Childhood Immunisation – Health professionals’ kit is designed to support healthcare professionals have conversations with parents and carers about childhood immunisation. View the kit in the full article.