Primary health and general practice

New telehealth MBS item numbers 405

From 1 July 2021, the broad range of telehealth telephone items for GPs and OMPs established in response to the...

New Brief Interventions for a Healthy Lifestyle eLearning suite

The modules are suitable for all health and community service workers in all settings and contain modules on: nutrition and physical...

Resources to support prescribers around upcoming scheduling changes for nicotine vaping products

Under the new arrangements, prescribers will be able to seek authorisation from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to be Authorised...

Changes to QLD Criminal Code – Child Sexual Offences

The two new offences (Criminal Code, Chapter 22 – Offences against morality) include: ss. 229BB – Failure to protect a...

Reforms to Closing the Gap PBS Co-payment program

Some of the changes being implemented from 1 July 2021 are: any PBS prescriber can register eligible Aboriginal and/or Torres...

More than 1,200 aged care residents and staff receive COVID-19 vaccine during FNQ blitz

Supported by Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN), five vaccination teams from in-reach Commonwealth Government vaccination workforce Healthcare Australia (HCA)...

How to identify your patients at risk of influenza complications

People at highest risk of being hospitalised with flu are: babies people more than 65 years old Aboriginal and Torres...

Raising awareness during World Haemochromatosis Week

If undetected and untreated, haemochromatosis leads to a number of chronic conditions including osteoarthritis, heart disease, and severe liver consequences...

Proposed changes to the scheduling of sodium nitrite

As a stakeholder that may be impacted by the proposed change, health care professionals are invited to provide feedback on the...

North Queenslanders urged to get their flu jab

This year, both the flu vaccine and COVID-19 vaccines are available and it is important that people speak to their...

Dedicated health professionals in North Queensland saluted on International Nurses Day

International Nurses Day commemorates the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. This year’s theme, ‘Nurses: A Voice...

ATO Tax Time 2021 – Nurses, Midwives, and Healthcare Employees Resource Kit

It’s important that everyone understands what they can and can’t claim at tax time and how to best prepare and...

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