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Growing the local Medical Practice Assistant workforce
6 September 2023
With mounting pressure on the general practice workforce, many practices are discovering the value of a Medical Practice Assistant (MPA). With skills to support both clinical and administrative functions, MPAs have the potential to increase practice efficiency and provide greater job satisfaction for the entire team.
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Focus on the Future - GP workforce in the ACT and NSW
12 September 2022
The Australian Government announced in 2017 that the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) Program would transition to the two general practice colleges - the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).
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Rural health inquiry update
20 May 2022
A NSW Parliamentary Committee has tabled its report into Health outcomes and access to health and hospital services in rural, regional and remote NSW on 5 May 2022.
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Co-design improvements in partnership with Aboriginal people
4 March 2022
COORDINARE is committed to improving access to culturally sensitive and respectful primary care for the more than 24,000 people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander within South Eastern NSW. In June 2021, COORDINARE funded five mainstream general practices.
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Revised Australian Standards for Wound Prevention and Management
19 January 2022
Interested stakeholders are being invited to review the draft Australian Standards for Wound Prevention and Management (2022) which was released for comment in late December 2021.
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Local health professionals better equipped to diagnose respiratory conditions
17 December 2021
To help take the guess work out of diagnosing respiratory conditions in general practice, COORDINARE in partnership with Asthma Australia, has been hosting training options in spirometry for healthcare professionals based in South Eastern NSW.
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Made in the Illawarra - National Bereavement Training Module for Community Pharmacy
6 December 2021
A national training module to help people who work in community pharmacies better support their clients who are dealing with grief has been written and filmed in the Illawarra. The module is being launched this week during National Grief Awareness Week.
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New Social Prescribing Service
25 November 2021
COORDINARE has partnered with Primary and Community Care Services (PCCS) to deliver a new social prescribing service.
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Encouraging patients to live well with diabetes
24 November 2021
World Diabetes Day was Sunday 14 November 2021, focusing on the importance of improving access to diabetes care for all and the need for action to prevent diabetes and its complications.
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Improving chronic pain management for people in Southern NSW
10 September 2021
Chronic pain, also called persistent pain, affects one in five Australians over 45 years, with one in five people over 65 years experiencing moderate to severe pain that lasts for more than six months.
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Supporting patients with asthma and COPD
1 September 2021
National Asthma Awareness Week ran from 1-7 September, as a timely reminder for those with asthma to be aware of the risk of flare-ups during spring and thunderstorm season, and to talk with their GP or pharmacist about how they can keep safe and manage their asthma.
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Supporting patients with diabetes during COVID-19
11 July 2021
This National Diabetes week (11 - 17 July), COORDINARE sat down with Dr Kathy Michelmore of Lakeside Medical Practice to ask her about the challenges and importance of managing patients with Diabetes in the context of COVID-19.
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