Northern Queensland region

ePIP and shared health summary uploads

All ePIP registered practices are required to upload SHSs for a minimum of 0.5% of the practice’s standardised whole patient equivalent...

Get smart about liver health this July!

Anyone can get liver disease – in fact 1 in 5 Australians have fatty liver disease and most people don’t...

Supporting people who experienced sexual abuse as a child in an institution

The National Redress Scheme can provide you with safe and respectful support and information provided by a culturally competent workforce....

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)...

Indigenous youth art competition launched across North Queensland

Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) has today launched the NQPHN Indigenous Youth Art Competition 2021 with the theme of...

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...

Online delivery of Triple P produces similar outcomes to in-person intervention

The large-scale randomised controlled trial, published this month in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, was conducted in the...

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...

Australian Digital Health Agency educational webinars

My Health Record practical demonstrations: Best Practice – dates until the 30 June 2021. – This activity is CPD accredited...

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...

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