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Closure of GP clinics: key messages for health services

By mpcn | News | 0 comment | 24 October, 2023 | 0

Read the key messages below and download a PDF version with social media posts. When are GP respiratory clinics closing? All Victorian Government funded general practice respiratory clinics (GPRCs) have ceased operations as of Tuesday, 31 October 2023. Why are GPRCs closing? GPRCs were conceived and funded as a valuable temporary response in the earlyRead more

Infection Prevention and Control Helpline update

By mpcn | News | 0 comment | 2 October, 2023 | 0

The Infection Prevention and Control Helpline, funded by the Victorian Department of Health, was made available in June 2021, to ensure patient and staff safety was maintained during the pandemic. Now that COVID infections no longer warrant an emergency response and primary care providers are proficient in infection prevention and control processes, the dedicated HelplineRead more

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New statewide referral criteria for long COVID patients requiring specialist care

By mpcn | News | 0 comment | 25 July, 2023 | 0

New statewide criteria for long COVID are now in effect across Victoria, making it easier for patients and GPs to navigate referrals to specialist hospital services for the small number of patients who may need specialist support.   GPs are being urged to check their local HealthPathways or care pathways website when considering a referral forRead more

Changes ease non-admitted referrals for GPs, hospitals and patients 

By mpcn | News | 0 comment | 19 May, 2023 | 1

A new Victorian Department of Health policy to streamline access to non-admitted specialist services in public hospitals, to be phased in over the next two years, will make the process easier for patients and the GPs who refer them.   Non-admitted hospital services are provided to public patients in a range of settings. These patients doRead more

The Doctors in Secondary Schools project changes kids’ futures one day at a time 

By mpcn | News | 0 comment | 19 August, 2022 | 0

Jessica Chung, the acting practice manager at IPC Health in Deer Park, still remembers what life was like in high school.  “It was a stressful time,” she laughs, “especially in the senior years!”  Jessica is part of the Victorian Government’s state-wide Doctors in Secondary Schools (DiSS) program – a multimillion dollar scheme that puts GP-nurseRead more

Get to know your STIs: new primer videos for primary health care clinicians out now

By mpcn | News | 0 comment | 15 March, 2022 | 0

VHHITAL’s new videos provide an overview of diagnosis, treatment and management of the most common STIs for primary care providers, before undertaking a 90-minute accredited VHHITAL training course on a syndromic approach to STIs.

Tools for wellbeing and better health outcomes for people with chronic blood-borne viruses

By mpcn | News | 0 comment | 5 July, 2021 | 0

The Victorian HIV and Hepatitis Integrated Training And Learning (VHHITAL) program has released a three-part webinar recording: Tools for wellbeing. GPs, nurses and other primary health care practitioners are encouraged to watch the recording to learn about new tools for people living with blood-borne viruses. The LiverWELL app and PozQoL Scale are discussed by local GPs and S100 prescribers, andRead more

Third batch of statewide referral criteria for public specialist clinics to launch 1 May 2021

By mpcn | News, System integration | 0 comment | 19 April, 2021 | 0

Public specialist clinics across Victoria will start assessing referrals against the third batch of Victorian Department of Health statewide specialist clinic referral criteria from 1 May 2021. These provide clear, consistent criteria to help people receive appropriate specialist care in public specialist clinics. Developed by the Department of Health, this batch of criteria includes selectedRead more

Mental Health Professionals’ Network and Primary Health Networks announce national initiative

By mpcn | Events, News | 0 comment | 18 July, 2020 | 0

In a national first, all 31 Primary Health Networks have joined with the Mental Health Professionals’ Network (MHPN) to produce an exciting webinar series targeted to the workforce who support the mental health of older Australians, a priority for the Commonwealth Government. We welcome participation of practitioners from your association who work with older AustraliansRead more

Tips and strategies in using technology for mental health consultations

By mpcn | News | 0 comment | 26 June, 2020 | 0

Learn about the opportunities, challenges and risks in conducting mental health consultations by telephone and/or videoconferencing, and practical strategies for improving outcomes for both practitioner and client.

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  • About us
    • About the Alliance
    • Community engagement
    • Collaboration
    • Leadership
    • PHN Publications
    • Thought Leadership
  • Our Work
    • Best practice, prevention, management and support
      • Accelerated uptake of Hepatitis C medicines
      • Carer Awareness in General Practice
      • Community led cancer screening
      • Lymphoedema Primary Care Capacity Building
      • Optimal Care Pathways
        • Optimal Care Pathways – Oesophagogastric Cancer OCP
        • Optimal Care Pathways – Prostate Cancer
      • Place-based Suicide Prevention
      • Priority Primary Care Centres
      • Statewide Paediatric HealthPathways Project
      • Victorian HIV and Hepatitis Integrated Training and Learning (VHHITAL)
        • VHHITAL – Education and events copy pack
    • Connecting health with other sectors
      • Doctors in Secondary Schools
        • Apply to Doctors in Secondary Schools: one day out of your everyday
      • Enhancing Mental Health Support in Secondary Schools
    • Health system integration and reform translation
      • Alcohol and other Drug Integration
      • Care Pathways and Referral
        • COVID-19 care pathways
      • Enhancing Carers Supports Within Primary Health Care
      • Mental Health Integration
      • My Health Record Expansion
      • PIP QI Incentive partnership
      • SafeScript
      • State Emergency and Support Recovery
      • Statewide Specialist Clinic Referral Criteria
        • Statewide Specialist Clinic Referral Criteria – Managing referrals to non-admitted specialist services policy: Communications pack 2023
        • Statewide Specialist Clinic Referral Criteria – Long COVID: Communications pack 2023
      • The National Disability Insurance Scheme in Victoria and Tasmania
      • Voluntary Assisted Dying
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  • SafeScript Training
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