September 28 2021
GPs remain backbone of the vaccination rollout
Latest vaccination figures from the Primary Health Network show that over 70% of COVID-19 vaccinations in our region are occurring in general practice.
General Practice Support Grants for COVID care - applications closing soon
Posted March 29, 2022
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Practice Support Grant funding will:
- Support general practices to provide care in RACFs experiencing outbreaks
- Facilitate the management of COVID-19 positive patients
- Facilitate continued COVID safe access to vaccinations, additional support for vaccine boosters, and 5 -11-year-old vaccination activities with a particular focus on general practice and RACFs
The General Practice Support grants will support COVID care and vaccination access in the following ways:
- Salaries for additional staff to meet the increased demand for COVID care
- Purchase of small items of equipment to support COVID safe clinical activities, including qualitative FIT testing
- To engage a FIT testing provider
- Purchase of HEPA air filtration units
Applications are open now and close 5pm, Friday 31 March 2022.
(Note: The funds must be committed to services delivered between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022.)
For full details about the Grants and to apply visit the PHN General Practice Support Grants web page
