2011-12 Primary Care Infrastructure Grants under the GP Super Clinics Program (ITA 342/2011)

An addendum has been added to the application to apply. See also statement of requirement.

Do you work or volunteer with children?

You may now need a working with children check..........

Chief Medical Officer Alert - Legionnaires disease

Notifications for Legionnaires disease this year have doubled in numbers compared to the same time period in 2009. The majority of cases have been caused by Legionella pneumophilia serogroup 1.
Read more......

Hepatitis C cluster - updated alert

Federal Budget Analysis

Read more about the effects of the the budget in relation to the general practice network - courtesy of AGPN........

Checklist for nurse contracted services

Click here then go to Practice Managers & Nurses General for details

General Practice After Hours Program funding

Read more........

Hepatitis C Cluster and lookback investigation

Click here for updates

Important information on claiming the bulk-billing incentive for after hours services.

For details read more....

Important Announcement to Members

Future Directions for General Practice and General Practice Organisations - click here. Memorandum of Understanding - click here

APGN Federal Budget overview & analysis 2009

Click here for details

Pandemic Planning - Influenza A (H1N1) update presentation

Click here - courtesy of RACGP

DHS Situation Report - H1N1 Influenza 09 as at 11th May 2009

Click here for details

H1N1 Influenza 09 - Virus Alert (Human Swine Flu)

Update 5th May 2009 from Chief Medical Officer
Refer also Pandemic Planning for resources. Influenza Hotline 180 2007 or Nurse on Call 1300 606 024 24hrs 7days a week.

Access Point

Your link to health and social data

New Diabetes resources are now available for general practice

Go to Diabetes General in Resources or click here

Federal Budget Analysis & Overview from AGPN

AGPNs 2008 Federal Budget Analysis.

AGPN has completed two components of analysis:

• analysis of the measures of interest to the network/divisions of general practice (pages 1-13); and
• analysis of the savings measures of interest to the network from page 14.

New Parent Info Factsheets from the RCH

The RCH Kids Health info website has around 20 new and updated parent info factsheets, for example Cradle cap, Molluscum, Croup, Chronic illness and school, HSP and more. Some of these are in response to GP requests. A medical students parent study recently completed in the RCH ED showed that almost all parents (97%) who used the website found it extremely useful and trustworthy, but only around 20% of parents actually knew the site existed. Please help us to spread the word about this useful resource by displaying our business cards and posters in your practice. Please send an email with your postal address, how many posters needed and if you also want business cards.

Kids Health Info (Parent info) www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo

Kids Connect (Primary Care Liaison) www.rch.org.au/kidsconnect

Email susan.jury@rch.org.au / tel (03) 9345 4645

Federal Budget Analysis and Overview

On balance, the 2007 Federal budget is a good budget for divisions. Many of the budget announcements have come about as a direct result of grass roots feedback and ideas from the network.

New Medicare Items from 1st May 2007

New Medicare Items re ICSI and Diabetes