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Tim completed My health for life with the support of his telephone Health Coach, Sarah. He says, “The health coach was fantastic, really non-judgemental, very supportive”. Just like Tim, you too can have your own health coach for 18 weeks completely free. How? The Queensland Government t...
Call for Nominations: Aged Care Representative on the GCPHN Primary Health Care Improvement Committee (PHCIC). The purpose of the PHCIC is to provide the GCPHN direct access to a range of general practice and primary health care providers to provide advice on quality and operational activities in ge...
“Everyone has the right to safe compassionate care. We preserve the right and ensure that people who use aged care are treated with dignity and respect” was the premise of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. The recent Dementia in Residential Aged Care Forum brought together ...
Recently I attended a full day workshop on navigating the challenging impacts of managing dementia in Residential Aged Care Homes. This workshop was attended by GP’s, RACH staff and managers, and representatives from Gold Coast Health, police, paramedics, Dementia Support Australia and the Aged Ca...
A little over a year ago Broadbeach mum Elle Howard was feeling burnt out. The then-32-year-old lawyer put it all down to sleep deprivation, some post-partum blues, the weight gain from pregnancies and the stress of returning to work with two children under the age of two at home. So, she decided to...
The General Practice Aged Care Incentive (GPACI) supports general practices to deliver regular, proactive services and care planning to older people living in residential aged care homes. If your practice is already participating in the existing Practice Incentive (PIP) General Practice (GP) Aged Ca...
At no cost to your patients, My health for life is an evidence-based behaviour change initiative designed to support positive lifestyle changes and reduce chronic disease risk. The initiative can be a practical extension of the advice given by Health Professionals, allowing patients to better unders...
A Gold Coast general practitioner has called for greater awareness of a serious health concern for pregnant women. Deputy Chair of the Gold Coast Primary Health Network, Broadbeach GP Dr Ka-Kiu Cheung, says Australia has seen a concerning increase in syphilis cases in women over the past decade. “...
Tallai’s Giulia Greenall led a well-balanced life until a simple trip at home earlier this year threw her off kilter. “I’m an active 72-year-old and I feel as young as I ever have, but I knew I needed to get back to fitness after babysitting my four grandchildren, where exercise became less of...
For most people the weekends fly by too fast. But for 60-year-old Currumbin former crane operator Tony McCormack and wife Tanya, one February weekend last year could not have dragged any slower. Tony had just been diagnosed with bowel cancer, after completing a free bowel screening test that was sen...
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