Primary health and general practice

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...

COVID-19 Vaccination HealthPathways sites 

Similar to the COVID-19 HealthPathways, access to COVID-19 Vaccination HealthPathway sites have been implemented collaboratively across the state to ensure...

Skin Integrity and Wound Care Award

This patient care regime, or the wound prevention/management program may have been initiated more recently in response to COVID-19. The...

North Queensland residents encouraged to be patient as COVID-19 vaccination rollout begins

Some, but not all general practices in North Queensland, have opted in to deliver COVID-19 vaccines for the next stage...

Go beyond with Practice to Practice

The RACGP has launched Practice to Practice, a pilot program that connects general practices in diverse geographical areas to grow...

CVIP – A new tool released by the ADHA to assist health providers connect to AIR without conformant software

This tool is recommended for vaccination providers who do not already have clinical software that reports to the AIR. This may include medical...

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