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Endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics grant funding: Expressions of interest now open
10 Jul 2025
Featured Post
General Practice
Grants are available to help eligible general practices enhance their capability and capacity to manage patients with endometriosis, pelvic pain, perimenopause and menopause symptoms. Read more about the grants.
General practice: quick updates for week beginning 21 July 2025
18 Jul 2025
General Practice
Find factsheets for Chronic Conditions Management items, learn more about the extension to accreditation requirements for non-traditional general practice models and join us at the APNA Conference this week.
Domestic and family violence resources for health professionals
17 Jul 2025
General Practice
Queensland Health has created educational videos to support healthcare workers to better understand and respond to domestic and family violence (DFV) on priority topics. Learn more in the full article.
Supporting high-quality telehealth services in general practice: New education modules now available
15 Jul 2025
General Practice
View new evidence-informed education modules that have been designed to support safe and high-quality telehealth consultations in general practice. Links to the modules in the full article.
General practice: quick updates for week beginning 14 July 2025
09 Jul 2025
General Practice
Catch up on our webinar about changes to Chronic Conditions Management, enhance your quality improvement efforts with newly upgraded templates and learn more about supporting patients who are dependent on opioids.
New Minor Injury and Illness Clinic (MIIC) now open in Meadowbrook, Logan
08 Jul 2025
General Practice
The new Minor Injury and Illness Clinic in Meadowbrook provides walk-in healthcare for patients with non-life-threatening conditions when an appointment with a regular GP is unavailable. Read more about the Clinic.
General practice: quick updates for week beginning 7 July 2025
04 Jul 2025
General Practice
Meet your CPD requirements, make use of new Primary Sense reports and access free training for general practice admin staff.
NAIDOC Week 2025—The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy
04 Jul 2025
Community health
NAIDOC Week is a significant time for us to learn more about the rich heritage of our First Nations communities. Read on to see how you can participate in NAIDOC Week celebrations and improve culturally safe care.
Psychiatrists and mental healthcare professionals working in gender-affirming care are invited to participate in a research study
03 Jul 2025
Allied health
Psychiatrists, psychiatry registrars and other mental health professionals with experience in gender-affirming care are invited to participate in a research project on gender-affirming care. Read on to learn more.
The National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP) has just launched
02 Jul 2025
General Practice
The National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP) launched 1 July 2025. Learn how your practice can participate in the delivery of the NLCSP.
Join the 2025 Festival of Nursing in Brisbane this July
01 Jul 2025
General Practice
Allied health
The Festival of Nursing is an annual international conference for nurses, hosted in Australia. This July 2025, the event will be held in Brisbane. Learn more about the festival in the full article.
Chronic Wound Consumables Scheme (CWCS) supports eligible patients with the cost of wound care products
26 Jun 2025
General Practice
The Chronic Wound Consumables Scheme can help eligible patients cover the cost of products required to help wounds heal, such as bandages, dressings and adhesives. Learn more about the Scheme in the full article.
General practice: quick updates for week beginning 30 June 2025
25 Jun 2025
General Practice
In this week's updates, prepare for upcoming chronic condition management changes by registering patients for MyMedicare, attend an update on immunisation and check out our new, self-paced QI activities.
Changes to Chronic Conditions Management take effect tomorrow: What do you need to do on 1 July 2025?
25 Jun 2025
General Practice
Allied health
From 1 July 2025, changes to the MBS Chronic Conditions Management Arrangements in primary care will come into effect. Find helpful links and resources in the full article to support your practice with the changes.
General practice: quick updates for week beginning 23 June 2025
20 Jun 2025
General Practice
Register for the GPACI Q4 wrap up event, tell us how you use electronic prescriptions and find out how your practice's immunisation coverage compares.
New lung cancer screening pilot: help us support early detection and treatment
19 Jun 2025
General Practice
Brisbane South PHN will launch a lung cancer screening pilot aimed at improving the early detection of lung cancer in general practice. Read on to learn more and express your interest.
Enhancing end-of-life care through collaboration: ELDAC Linkages Program now open for expression of interest
18 Jun 2025
General Practice
Allied health
The End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) Linkages Program can help aged care providers strengthen their approach to palliative care and advance care planning. Read on to learn more about available grants.
Supporting GPs to provide quality end-of-life care: A joint initiative by Brisbane South PHN and QVAD Support and Pharmacy Service
17 Jun 2025
General Practice
A joint project between Brisbane South PHN and the Queensland Voluntary Assisted Dying Support and Pharmacy Service (QVAD SPS) is providing resource packs to around 800 practices. Learn more about the project.
Health professionals are invited to provide input on puberty blockers for independent review
16 Jun 2025
General Practice
Allied health
Primary healthcare professionals can contribute to an independent review of the prescribing of puberty blockers and gender-affirming therapies in Queensland’s public paediatric gender services.
General practice: quick updates for week beginning 16 June 2025
12 Jun 2025
General Practice
Learn about the changes to chronic conditions management, support for vaccination recall and learn how shared medical appointments might benefit your practice and patients.
World Refugee Week 2025: Learn about the primary health care journey of people from refugee backgrounds
11 Jun 2025
General Practice
This Refugee Week (15 to 21 June 2025), we invite clinicians working with people from refugee background to the free Refugee Health Journey in Primary Care online event. Event registration link in full article.
Update for general practitioners on availability of Praziquantel (Biltricide) for treatment of schistosomiasis
09 Jun 2025
General Practice
As of 31 March 2025, praziquantel manufacture by Bayer has ceased in Australia with no current formulation available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Read more about the current praziquantel options.
General practice: quick updates for week beginning 9 June 2025
06 Jun 2025
General Practice
Final opportunity for reimbursement to attend IAR training, register for our upcoming WIP webinar and check out the new interactive diabetes report.
Initial Assessment and Referral Decision Support Tool (IAR-DST) for mental health — Don’t miss your last chance to attend paid IAR-DST training
03 Jun 2025
General Practice
Payment eligibility for Initial Assessment and Referral Decision Support Tool training ends Monday 30 June 2025. Register for a training session before the cut-off date. Learn more in the full article.
Open Doors Youth Service have opened a new Logan hub to provide specialised services for young LGBTIQA+SB people
03 Jun 2025
General Practice
Allied health
Brisbane South PHN is proud to help support with Open Doors Youth Service Inc. to improve the mental health and wellbeing outcomes of young LGBTIQA+SB peoples in our region. Learn more in the full article.
General practice: quick updates for week beginning 2 June 2025
02 Jun 2025
General Practice
Check this week’s key updates for Brisbane South GPs: Primary Sense, MyMedicare deadlines, PIP-QI support, vaccine training, research opportunities, and PHN program news for your practice.