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$500 GP reimbursement for Cervical Screening Course

Overview: Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN) invites Gold Coast GPs to express their interest in a fully funded training opportunity to enhance their cervical cancer screening knowledge. Through GPEX’s Cervical Screening, HPV and Self-Collection online, self-paced course, GPs will gain valu...

Staff spotlight: local GP finds her calling in aged care

Dr Simone Wright is a general practitioner who works exclusively in aged care. Here is her story of working as a mobile doctor in the Gold Coast residential aged care homes sector. A penchant for aged care “I have been working in a general practice for about 13 years now, and very early in my tra...

Community Services – Community Rehabilitation Program

The Community Rehabilitation Program offers multidisciplinary, community-based rehabilitation services for adults aged 18 and over. The program provides goal-oriented, person-centred care through a holistic model of restorative and adaptive therapy, focusing on enhancing functional capacity and qual...

Sober curious Katie gets a clear head start to 2025

With the festive season in the rear-view mirror, February offers an opportunity for many of us to take a breather and reassess our relationship with alcohol. For 32-year-old Mermaid Beach administrative officer Katie* a re-set started abruptly on New Year’s Eve. “I’ve always been someone who l...

Navigating changes in chronic care – January 2025

Chronic Disease Management (CDM) changes are planned for 2025. This will be the first major change to CDM in 20 years and is proposed to come into effect on 1 July 2025. With a quarter of revenue coming from CDM, commencing steps to prepare your practice for the transition offers your team an opport...

Rethink your relationship with alcohol

The New Year is the perfect time to pause, reset, and reflect – especially when it comes to our drinking habits. And according to Lives Lived Well Clinical Services Gold Coast Manager Vicky Mouatt, February presents an excellent opportunity to take a break from alcohol for 28 days, with the ch...

Changed behaviour in dementia: resources for residential aged care homes

Approximately 220,000 older Australians reside in Residential Aged Care Homes (RACHs), with over half living with dementia (PLWD) at varying stages of severity. Among these individuals, 40% experience mild symptoms, while fewer than 1% face extreme challenges. These numbers highlight the significant...

Disaster support for residential aged care homes

As we enter the high-risk weather season and anticipate more extreme weather conditions in the coming months, it is a good time to start to prepare. We thought it would be useful to put together a list of things to consider.  Please note, this is not an exhaustive list, but more a guide to assist [...

Culturally inclusive healthy ageing program

For Pacific Pines resident Edward, the Mungulli Yarn and Walk program has been a lifeline. “I had a heart attack 10 weeks ago, and this program gets me out of the house and meeting people,” he said during one of the regular Monday morning sessions at Cheltenham Oval, Robina. “In just a short t...

How a simple moment changed Heather’s life

For Robina’s Heather Gillard, a moment of intimacy turned into a lifesaver. At 36, just six months into her marriage, her husband felt something unusual during a tender moment – something that would ultimately save her life. “He noticed my breast felt different,” Heather recalls. “Ther...

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