Primary care providers and their staff are increasingly finding themselves as part of the front line dealing with the impact of disasters.
Over recent years the Hunter New England and Central Coast regions experienced the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, bushfires, drought, extreme weather events including thunderstorms and severe floods, and a rodent plague.
More than eight million dollars will be provided to 339 general practices across the Hunter, New England and Central Coast regions, under the Commonwealth Government’s Strengthening Medicare Grants Program, being facilitated by the PHN.
For a limited time, the Medical Practice Assisting course will be included in the fee free educational study opportunities to upskill and support practice staff.
The RACGP has compiled links to information about the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) and Medicare compliance so GPs and practice teams can easily access these from one central location.
Is your practice prepared if a patient discloses DFSV or abuse? A conversation could save a life.
The (CSIRO) ‘Risk of Hospitalisation’ Report is an all-new Clinical Audit Tool (CAT) capability, which may determine the probability that a patient will make an unplanned hospital visit within 12- months.
Grants of up to $50,000 will be available to general practices to make improvements to their operations, to expand patient access and provide better, safe, accessible quality care.
The PHN invites expressions of interest for those wishing to develop Practice Management skills with fee-free training in collaboration with UNE Partnerships and the NSW Government.
After recent changes in ATAGI recommendations, the demand for Covid 19 booster vaccinations, especially for bivalent mRNA booster vaccinations has increased.
The PHN has developed a suite of recruitment videos to assist all health care businesses with recruitment.