The new Hervey Bay Medicare Urgent Care Clinic is now open, providing fully bulk-billed, walk-in urgent care for Fraser Coast residents and visitors. This service addresses a critical gap, ensuring timely care for non-life-threatening conditions while supporting the broader health system by easing pressure on local emergency departments. Last week, …
HealthPathways: New features improving patient referrals across the region
The Sunshine Coast and Gympie HealthPathways website is your go-to online portal for assessment, management, and specialist request and referral decisions. With hundreds of pathways and exciting new features, HealthPathways provides clinicians with concise point-of-care information, including when and where to refer patients to local specialists and services. Join CCQ …
Healthy Matters December News Updates
Have you completed the APNA Workforce Survey? Action required for user of Bp Premier New findings link access and acceptance barriers with partial childhood vaccination Most Australian childcare have SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, new PAEDS report shows Shingles vaccination recommendation Doctors are helping more people to do the bowel screening test Have …
My Health Record Success Story – Wide Bay RACH Parklands Roshana
My Health Record allows residential aged care staff access to resident’s key health information. At Parklands Roshana, Facility Manager, Deserae McGill shared her positive experience with My Health Record, highlighting “that this interconnectivity in healthcare enables improved care continuity for residents by reducing wait times in accessing information, such as …
healthdirect (Telehealth) and Healthy Ageing Coordinators visitation on Telehealth
Throughout October and November, CCQ Healthy Ageing Coordinators have been visiting residential aged care homes across our region, connecting one-on-one to discuss shared and unique interests and challenges. Key topics included: Digital health readiness Access to primary care services Clinical handover with Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) and hospitals A common …
Digital Health for Aged Care – Standards and Clinical Information Systems
At the Country to Coast, QLD Residential Aged Care Home (RACH) Networking Forum held on 12 November, the Healthy Ageing and End-of-Life Team delved deeper into the topic of digital health, including providing information on the strengthening of the Aged Care Quality Standards taking effect in 2025. A focus of …
Healthy Matters Primary News Updates – November 2024
Primary Sense Data Sharing and Software License Agreement (DSL) HealthPathways published in the Australian Journal of General Practice Sunshine Coast Chronic Disease Management Coordinator 2024 – Stronger Medicare Awards – Finalist Survey: Renaming of Queensland Health’s Satellite Hospitals HealthPathways logins are here! RACGP Accreditation update Childhood Immunisation Health Professional Kit …
MyMedicare Updates
Stay informed with the latest updates on MyMedicare, GPACI, and MBS resources to support your practice. GPACI Q1 payments GPACI MBS User Guide GPACI Success Stories Chronic Conditions MBS Item Changes MyMedicare Registration Services Australia: Changes to Organisation Register GPACI Q1 payments Quarter 1 payments for the General Practice in …
CCQ RACH Telehealth Support Grant helps Wahroonga Aged Care
Residential Aged Care Facility Telehealth Support Grants were communicated by Country to Coast, QLD in May 2023 as part of the Commonwealth’s response to Aged Care Reform. Telehealth grants increase the availability and use of telehealth for residents living in aged care homes and, aim to reduce avoidable hospital presentations. …
Engaging with the Rockhampton Community at the Corridor to Care Trade Show
Across Seniors Month in October the Country to Coast, QLD Healthy Ageing Team were around the region at events, including the Corridor to Care Aged Care Trade Show in Central Queensland. CCQ Healthy Ageing and End of Life Care Team members Marg Adams and Anne Bartaschut showcased CCQ at the …
Celebrating Community at the Seniors Walk of Life Bundaberg
During Queensland Seniors Month we sponsored a great event partnering with Bundaberg Council and Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service at the Seniors Walk of Life! The Bundaberg event on 24 October brought together 70 seniors from the community and local residential aged care homes enjoying community connections. Together, the …
My Medicare Update: Chronic Disease Management and MBS deferred to 1 July 2025 and New GPACI Payment Resources for General Practices
On 25 September the Department of Health and Aged Care announced the commencement date for Chronic Conditions Management MBS item changes has been deferred to 1 July 2025. The additional time will support all practices and providers, including GPs and allied health providers, to be ready for the changes to …
Primary Care News Updates – November 2024
Walking together, Learning together – CCQ Cultural Awareness and Cultural Safety training Indigenous Health Incentive update Sunshine Coast Health’s Minor Injury and Illness Clinic Caloundra Extended hours Health Workforce Scholarship program now open New milestones achieved in medication safety Launch of Australia’s first care standard for COPD More medicines available …
October is Seniors Month!
This month, through the theme of “Love getting older in Queensland”, we celebrate the wisdom, experience, and contributions of our seniors who continue to shape and enrich our communities. Seniors are leaders, mentors, and key contributors to our society, reminding us of the value of staying active, curious, and involved. …
Clinical Information Standards in Aged Care
Under the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards coming into effect in 2025, standard 5 ‘Clinical Care’ requires aged care providers to work towards implementing a digital clinical information system that: a) integrates clinical information into nationally agreed digital health and aged care records b) supports interoperability using established national Healthcare …
Dementia Consumer Resource Launch
Country to Coast, QLD in partnership with Dementia Australia launched resources for people living with dementia and their carers during Dementia Action Week on 20 September. Country to Coast, QLD Chief Executive Julie Sturgess said current estimates indicate that more than 421,000 Australians are diagnosed with dementia, with more than 1.6 …
Urgent call to vaccinate as whooping cough cases soar across the region
Country to Coast, QLD is urging residents to get vaccinated for whooping cough (pertussis) to protect our youngest community members after a spike in cases 1432 reported across the Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay and Central Queensland already this year, compared with only 19 for the same period in 2023* We …
Latest MyMedicare Updates Chronic Disease Management & Forecasting GPACI
Upcoming CDM MBS item changes webinar – Wednesday 9 October 2024 RACGP are holding a webinar in October about the upcoming changes to chronic disease management items. This webinar will be very timely ahead of the changes commencing (pending passage of legislation) from 1 November. All General Practices, GPs, Practice …
Learn more about Restrictive Practice
Authorised Restrictive Practices can improve the quality of life of a care recipient however, it is essential to understand their use, benefits, and harm through guided monitoring and review, establishing clear guidelines and careful person-centred assessment. The Aged Care Act 1997 defines a Restrictive Practice as “any practice that has …
In the region with the Biloela Dementia Action Alliance
Our Healthy Ageing Team was in Biloela recently, alongside the local Dementia Alliance seeking feedback on our Dementia Journal Resource Pack, which also included a magnet developed in partnership with Dementia Australia. Country to Coast, QLD Director of Healthy Ageing, Julie Dymock said these resources were developed to assist …