RACGP to insist on height-adjustable beds

The RACGP is standing firm in its requirement that all practices have a height adjustable bed in its next release of Standards for general practices.

Pakistan Flood Emergency: Urgent Call for GP Volunteers to join AusAID for 30 day deployment

GPV is assisting the Department of Health to establish a register of GPs who are interested in volunteering for a 30 day deployment to Kot Addu (North of Multan in Punjab Province). Teams consisting of the Australian Defence Force and civilians will be deployed approximately every 15 days for a 30 day deployment. This work will commence as soon as possible and continue until no longer required.

Panvax H1N1 2009 Junior pre-filled syringes

Cease using Panvax H1N1 2009 Junior pre-filled syringes as the vaccine has expired.

Nurse Practitioner Scholarships 2010-2011

A Victorian Nurse Practitioner Project (VNPP) Scholarship round will open in late October 2010 for nurses undertaking courses in 2011 that lead to endorsement as a NP.

Measles Alert for GPs and Emergency Departments 18 August

The Department of Health (DH) has been notified of 2 confirmed cases of measles in travellers who returned from South Africa on 3 August 2010.

Orientation Program for Nurses New to General Practice

Enrollments are now open for the 28 and 29 October program.

MEDIA RELEASE - Where’s our Headspace?

Successive election announcements by major parties have drawn attention to the lack of funding for mental health services. Eastern Ranges GP Association asks local candidates why there hasn’t been a commitment made to youth mental health in the Outer East?

APCC the collaborative experiment

Based on a collaborative methodology used in similar programs in the US and UK, the program aims to improve the quality of primary care through peer support, education and training.

Online cultural awareness training from RACGP

From October 2010 the RACGP will provide an online cultural awareness course free to all its members.

Nursing & Allied Health Scholarship & Support Scheme (NAHSSS) Update

The Royal College of Nursing Australia has been appointed administrator of nursing scholarships under the Department of Health and Ageing NAHSSS program.

MEDIA RELEASE - Silence on After Hours Funding

Whilst the major parties are making grand election claims about providing more after hours medical care to the community, the Eastern Ranges After Hours Medical Service is still waiting for a promise for the Yarra Valley.

Nursing & Allied Health Scholarship & Support Scheme (NAHSSS) Update

Applications open 14th August 2010!

Lifting of Under 5 Seasonal Flu vaccination restrictions

The Chief Medical Officer, Professor Jim Bishop AO has made an announcement in ceasing the overall suspension of vaccination for healthy children less than five years of age with 2010 seasonal influenza vaccine and recommending the use of either Influvac® (Abbott/Solvay) or Vaxigrip® (Sanofi-Pasteur) in this age group.