SAVI’s Viability Assessment Platform and Survey has been the most successful project launched by HNECC PHN for general practice businesses support.
Taking time to review business performance is fundamental for long-term success and can pay dividends for general practice business owners. SAVI’s Viability Assessment Platform (VAP) and survey is officially live, and we invite all general practice businesses to participate.
We are delighted to share an initiative by the Australian Digital Health Agency that aims to enhance the digital health literacy of health care professionals, both patients and their carers. In an era where technology is transforming the healthcare landscape, healthcare professionals must guide their patients in navigating and utilising digital health tools effectively.
The General Practice Sustainability and Viability Initiative (SAVI) has been launched by the Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECC PHN), leading a fundamental shift towards a sustainable and thriving primary healthcare sector.
As we step into the new year, there’s an efficient way to update the business details of GPs and other healthcare providers moving in and out of your practice. The free Provider Connect Australia™ (also known as PCA™), an initiative of the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency), provides a single place to update your business information and services, which can automatically update your National Health Service Directory (NHSD) listing and your local Primary Health Network.
PenCS is pleased to announce that its Clinical Audit Tool (CAT) software has new filters and reports that enable general practices and aboriginal member services to efficiently identify patients who may benefit from MyMedicare, a voluntary patient registration model designed for general practices launched in October by the Australian Government.
PHN is funding 100 one-year-licenses for the RACGP accredited ERPT tool
From 30 August 2023, NSW Health changed the mask wearing policy which includes changes to mask wearing in NSW hospitals. Use of face masks in general practice medical centres and pharmacies is no longer nationally mandated. However, both the RACGP and NSW Health continue to recommend mask use.
NSW Health Pathology has updated advice to clinicians in Hunter New England Health and Mid North Coast Local Health District, as well as GPs, to ensure clinicians are aware of the correct ordering protocol for Faecal PCR test assays.
Four Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (UCCs) will be established within the Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network.