Gold Coast Primary Health Care News
Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN) has a number of regular printed and email publications for the community organisations, allied healthcare, general practices and general practitioners.
Your Local News
Your Local News is a monthly publication produced by Gold Coast Primary Health Network. Your Local News contains information for stakeholders, community organisations, the general public, allied health and healthcare professionals.
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Generally Speaking
Generally Speaking is a monthly publication produced by Gold Coast Primary Health Network. It is an important resource for General Practice, with local information on GP/practice nurse training and education, quality initiatives, referral information, events, job notifications and local Gold Coast health and community programs that can benefit general practitioners and patients.
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Secure GP Bulletin
The GP Bulletin is an secure online news bulletin specifically for local Gold Coast GPs, to provide timely and up-to-date information as quickly as possible. It is published weekly, however additional bulletins will be sent for any urgent updates. Content includes health alerts from Commonwealth and state authorities, information from Gold Coast Health Clinical Services, education and quality activities and events.
Please note - This newsletter is sent out to local Gold Coast GPs only. If you are not a GP or outside the Gold Coast you will not be approved to receive this publication. GPs located in nearby surrounding areas that refer to Gold Coast Health Services or are travelling to the Gold Coast for events will be considered upon application.
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Media Releases
Want to know more about what Gold Coast Primary Health Network has been doing to improve the health and wellbeing of the Gold Coast community?
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The HealthyGC Newsfeed
Date: 18/04/2019
Researchers at the University of Melbourne are seeking GPs, practice nurses and practice managers to participate in a telephone interview about chlamydia management in general practice.
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Date: 18/04/2019
The Australian Immunisation Handbook has recently been enhanced to make it easier for providers to access information in the Handbook.
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Date: 18/04/2019
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as glucose intolerance that begins or is first diagnosed during pregnancy. GDM usually develops in the late second or early third trimester and affects ±10 to 14% of pregnant women in Australia.
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Date: 17/04/2019
From 2019, the National Cancer Screening Register (the Register) will begin supporting the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program, creating one record per participant for the two programs.
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Date: 16/04/2019
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a life-long autoimmune condition that affects over 120, 000 people in Australia
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Date: 16/04/2019
Gold Coast Health (GCH) have joined the state-wide rollout of the Integrated Electronic Medical Record (ieMR) platform in April 2019.
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Date: 16/04/2019
By ensuring your practice has the latest version of medical software installed Electronic Discharge Summaries (EDS) can be received in a complete, legible format using Clinical Document Architecture (CDA).
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Date: 16/04/2019
If you are looking for referral options for patients requiring mental health support, the HealthyGC Mental Health webpage for GPs and health professionals has been restructured to make it easier to find services and referral options for patients.
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Date: 16/04/2019
The Gold Coast Hospital (GCH) Foundation raises money to help relieve distress and hardship for patients and their families who are affected by illness and serious injury through our support services
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Date: 15/04/2019
As the Referral Information Roadshow draws to a close, General Practice Liaison Officer Dr Danika Fietz and the GP Liaison Unit (GPLU) would like to take this opportunity to thank all general practices who have welcomed our team into your practices and to those who are actively using Clinical Prioritisation Criteria (CPC) and the latest referral template suite.
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