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Join the Brisbane South PHN Advisory Councils: Applications now open!
28 Aug 2025
Featured Post
PHN news
General Practice
Allied health
We’re seeking community-minded individuals to join our Clinical or Community Advisory Council. Read on to learn more about these paid positions.
Primary Health: quick updates for week beginning 15 September 2025
12 Sep 2025
General Practice
Join us for dinner with experts in Primary Care reform, participate in self-paced Quality Improvement activities and an update on the shortage of Bicillin L-A.
Looking back on our 2025 World Suicide Prevention Day event
11 Sep 2025
PHN news
On Wednesday 10 September over 50 professionals from over a dozen organisations came together at Nathan in Brisbane’s south to mark World Suicide Prevention Day 2025. Read on to learn more about the event’s success.
Free training for GPs and mental health professionals: Initial Assessment and Referral Decision Support Tool (IAR-DST)
09 Sep 2025
General Practice
Allied health
Free IAR Decision Support Tool training is available for health professionals involved in the mental health assessment and referral process. Read on to see how this tool can benefit your practice and patients.
Brisbane South PHN partner with QENDO to launch free multidisciplinary service for endometriosis and pelvic pain
09 Sep 2025
General Practice
This Women's Health Week, Brisbane South PHN and QENDO launched a free multidisciplinary team service for endometriosis and pelvic pain service: QENDOCare. Learn more about how to refer your patients.
Primary Health: quick updates for week beginning 8 September 2025
05 Sep 2025
General Practice
Keep your PRODA details up to date, access the new National Lung Cancer Screening helpline and attend our Lung Cancer Screening educational dinner event.
New guidelines bridge paediatric palliative care knowledge gaps
04 Sep 2025
General Practice
Allied health
Learn more about the new guidelines that have been developed in consultation with both paediatric palliative care healthcare workers and the families who have first-hand experience with paediatric palliative care.
Building capacity to support people with intellectual disability: Join practices already making a difference
02 Sep 2025
General Practice
Help improve quality healthcare for people with intellectual disability. If your general practice employs a practice nurse, we invite you to be part of this important initiative. Read on to learn more.
Social workers in general practice: join the program in Redland City
01 Sep 2025
Allied health
We are currently recruiting for a full-time social worker to be based in Redland City as part of our program to embed social workers in general practices. Learn more about this paid opportunity in the full article.
General practice: quick updates for week beginning 1 September 2025
29 Aug 2025
General Practice
Access support to manage your patients with endocrinology concerns, free fitness-to-drive assessments and learn about the benefits of hosting a medical student for placement in your practice.
Refugee Health Data Sharing Project: Improving the referral process of newly arrived refugees to general practices
28 Aug 2025
General Practice
The Refugee Health Data Sharing Project will collate Primary Sense data from general practices. Read on to learn more about this project or to opt out of the data sharing.
Australian-first clinical tool for prescribing HIV PEP has launched
25 Aug 2025
General Practice
The new Decision Making in HIV PEP tool provides clinicians with guidance around HIV PEP suitability and prescribing when a patient has a potential exposure to HIV. Learn more about the free support tool.
Attend the 2025 Oceanic Palliative Care Conference (OPCC) in Brisbane this September
25 Aug 2025
General Practice
Allied health
The 2025 Oceanic Palliative Care Conference (OPCC) will be in Brisbane from 10 to 12 September. Read on to learn more about the OPCC and to register your attendance.
General practice: quick updates for week beginning 25 August 2025
22 Aug 2025
General Practice
Join our Practice Manager and Practice Nurse Network, track your provision of services to patients in aged care to qualify for incentives and Bulk Billing Incentive payment splits announced.
Free ophthalmology alignment workshop for GPs and optometrists: Gain skills to effectively manage stable, low-progression eye disease in your general practice
20 Aug 2025
General Practice
Allied health
Eligible GPs and optometrists are invited to express their interest in a free ophthalmology workshop. Learn more about the potential benefits to your practice in the full article.
Pneumococcal vaccine changes under the National Immunisation Program (NIP)
18 Aug 2025
Allied health
General Practice
From 1 September 2025, Prevenar 20® will replace Prevenar 13® and Pneumovax 23® on the National Immunisation Program for patients under 18 years of age. View the resources to prepare your practice for the changes.
General practice: quick updates for week beginning 18 August 2025
14 Aug 2025
General Practice
“It’s not too late to vaccinate”, find out more about care coordination services and scholarships for practice managers.
Syphilis declared a Communicable Disease Incident of National Significance
13 Aug 2025
General Practice
Allied health
Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd AO, declares syphilis a Communicable Disease Incident of National Significance. Read the statement and find other helpful resources in the full article.
Free hearing screening for eligible patients aged 9 months to 16 years
12 Aug 2025
Allied health
General Practice
Community Hearing Screening Clinics offer free hearing screening for eligible children and young people aged from 9 months to 16 years. Read on to learn more about the free service or make a screening appointment.
A new booking system for non-emergency patient transport is rolling out
11 Aug 2025
General Practice
The process general practices and aged care facilities use to book non-emergency patient transport will change from 1 September 2025. Learn more about the new Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPT) booking system.
General practice: quick updates for week beginning 11 August 2025
06 Aug 2025
General Practice
Register to access free SMS reminders for your patients, attend a webinar to learn about new bulk billing incentives and register for mental health training.
Expression of interest now open: 3 new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics announced in our region
06 Aug 2025
General Practice
PHN news
Brisbane South PHN is now accepting expression of interest (EOI) applications for 3 new Medicare UCCs in our region. Details on how to express your interest and submit an application are in the full article.
Available support for health professionals caring for people with intellectual disability
05 Aug 2025
General Practice
Allied health
The PCEP is a government-funded pilot program designed to improve healthcare outcomes for people with intellectual disabilities. Read on to see how your practice can freely participate and benefit from the program.
General practice: quick updates for week beginning 4 August 2025
01 Aug 2025
General Practice
Join a new Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) program, receive specialist advice to support your management of patients with diabetes in the community and register for a 30-minute update on immunisation.
Discover the benefits of medical student placement in your practice — free webinar
01 Aug 2025
General Practice
Learn more about teaching medical students in general practice in the free Benefits of Medical Students in General Practice Webinar. More details and registration link in the full article.
Join a remunerated GP focus group: provide feedback on Terminal Care Management Plan template
31 Jul 2025
General Practice
General practitioners (GPs) are invited to join a remunerated GP focus group to provide their feedback on a Terminal Care Management Plan template. Details on how to express your interest in the full article.