A-Z General Practice Information

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Accreditation

Accreditation Providers - AGPAL or GPA

RACGP Accreditation Standards - link to the Accreditation standards that General Practices must meet

IDGP Accreditation Resources

Aged Care

Aged Care Item numbers - Summary of the Age Care Access Initiative

Asthma Information for Health Professionals

National Asthma Council

Asthma Australia Foundation -  The Asthma Foundation has developed Multingual Asthma Resources for Health Professionals

NSW Asthma Foundation

Asthma Management   

Completing the Asthma Cycle of Care - Guide for General Practitioners

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Chronic Disease Management Items

Overview of CDM Medicare Items  

Chronic Disease Prevention Prorgams for General Practice

45 year old Health Check (Item 717) - Clinical Resources Developed by the RACGP

Guidelines for Preventative Activities in General Practice 6th edition 

Lifescripts kit overview

Heart Foundation

Collaboratives

The Australian Primary Care Collaboratives Program homepage

The Aims of the Collaborative Program

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Dental Items

Chronic Disease Dental Items Update

Diabetes Information for Health Professionals

Diabetes Australia - Australia's peak diabetes body

Multilingual Diabetes Resources - Translated Resources Developed by Diabetes Australia

Dietitians Association of Australia - Information for health professionals

Diabetes Management

IDGP Diabetes Resources

Type 2 Diabetes Risk Evaluation - Description of item number 713

E

GP education

Coast City Country - Local GP Education Provider

IDGP Education Program 

Introduction to the 2008-2010 QA&CPD prorgam

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H

Healthy Kids Check

Healthy Kids Check - Department of Health and Ageing Resource Kit  

Home Medicines Review

Home Medicine Review Program Overview

Human Resources

IDGP Human Resources 

Work Cover - It is essential that all practices comprehend and comply with their Work Cover  responsibilities   

Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000

Employment Awards Online - Down load the Practice Staff Awards online

NSW Office of Industrial Relations

Work Place Authority - Australian Government Industrial Relations Body

  

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 Immunisation

Practice Support Team Immunisation Service

Anaphylaxis response kit

NSW Immunisation Schedule - Link to the current immunisation schedule in NSW

Comparison of Effects of Vaccines and Diseases

Immunisation Myths and Realities: Responding to arguments against immunisation - Link to 4th edition of the booklet

The Australian Immunisation Handbook - 9th Edition

What are the differences between the 8th and 9th Edition of the Australian Immunisation Handbook?

The Immunisation Catch up Calculator - Developed by the South Australian Government to calculate which vaccines are required when the details of overdue children are entered

 Australian Childhood Immunisation Register - All GP's should report all immunisation's performed on children less 7 years of age to the ACIR

NSW Immunisation Program

National HPV Vaccination Program - Outline of Cervical Cancer Program

Immunisation - Cold Chain

National Vaccine Guidelines Storage  - "Strive for 5"   

RACGP Standard for Vaccine Potency

Infection Control  

 Practice Support Infection Control Support

 

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L

Leg Ulcer Clinic

Illawarra Leg Ulcer Clinic

Illawarra Leg Ulcer Clinic Referral Form

M

Medicare

Medicare Information for Health Professionals

  

Medicare Benefits Schedule

Team Practice Support MBS Service

MBS online - a list of the Medicare services subsided by the Australian Government

 

 

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National Prescribing Services

National Prescribing Service Program Overview   

  

Nursing in General Practice

IDGP  Nursing in General Practice Resources

Nurses, Other than in Hospitals State Award - Summary of updated Practice Nurses Award

Australian Nurses Federation Competency Standards for Nurses in General Practice -

Australian Federation of Nurses

Australian Practice Nurses Association

NSW Nurses Association

NSW College of Nursing

Nurses and Midwives Board

Royal College Nurses Association

Practice Nurse  Item numbers - As of November 2008

Nursing in General Practice Recruitment and Retention

IDGP Recruitment and Retention of Practice Nurses Resources

AGPN Nursing in General Practice Recruitment and Orientation Resources   

 

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P

PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) Cycles

See Australian Primary Care Collaboratives program

PDSA diagram

Practice Incentive Program

Practice Support Team PIP Service

PIP outline - Outline of the PIP program developed by Medicare Australia 

Ehealth Application Form

Ehealth guidelines

Individual PKI Application Form

 Nehta Website - List of eligible secure messaging suppliers

Practice Support

Practice Support Team - The Illawarra Division of General Practice Support Team

Practice visit request  form 

Practice Support Team Brochure

Privacy  

Fees for Access to Health Records under the Privacy Act - Provision of a "Reasonable Cost for Access to Health Records"

Denial of Access to Health Information Due to Serious Threat to Life or Health - Access to patient medical records may be denied if "access to them would pose a serious threat to the individual"

 

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Recall and Reminder

Recall Reminder Systems - Description of how to develop a recall reminder system within your own practice

Disease Register- Instructions for developing a Disease Register within your practice

Diabetes Recalls Medical Director- Instructions explaining how to implement a Diabetes Recall within Medical Director

Immunisation Recalls Medical Director- Explanation about how to recall a patient for an immunisation with Medical Director

 

  

Refugee Health

Refugee Health Assessments  

S

Security

RACGP Safety Guidelines the General Practice Team

Difficult Patient Information Sheet

AMA Q and A document about ending the Doctor patient relationship 

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V

 

W

Work Force Issues

IDGP Workforce Resources

Area of Need Program - Overview of AON Prorgam

Instructions for applying for Area of Need

District of Work Force Shortage - Overview of DWS prorgam

Database of Districts of Workforce Shortage  - Search if your practice is in a District of Work Force Shortage

 

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Youth Health

Headspace Illawarra

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