Brisbane South PHN

Brisbane South PHN supports primary health and directly commissions services to shape a health system that delivers better health outcomes for Brisbane south.

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We’re not as active on Twitter as we used to be.

For the latest news and updates, please see our LinkedIn and Facebook.

Or visit our website: https://t.co/fHiUMgle0W

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Our First 2000 Days approach has the power to change a child’s life, through health, education and community working together.

Read more about this initiative here: https://t.co/tfz2pE0AlF

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Poor health literacy leads to poorer health outcomes.

Join us for 2 free training sessions on 6 April and 27 April to learn how to use spoken and written language to ensure better health outcomes.

Find out more: https://t.co/1hcHIixcTd

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The words we use affect health outcomes for health consumers.

Join us for a free Spoken Plain Language workshop to improve your skills for interacting with people with low health literacy.

See you Thursday, 6 April 2023.

Sign up here: https://t.co/4G6iSeJuEr

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The choice is now all yours... Promo materials telling folks about cervical health screening tests are now available for general practices. People with a cervix can now choose to self-test, or seek the assistance of a healthcare worker.https://t.co/8MnBaGbC8X

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We'll show you how to easily ensure systems are in place to support and manage older people's health, with them firmly at the centre.

Download now: https://t.co/supawHXAvv

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'I access HealthPathways so that I have up-to-date information when talking to clients and for professional information and education,’ reports a GP practicing in Inala, in the Brisbane south region.

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Did you know that general practices with Primary Sense installed can access 75+ health assessment reports?

Find out how to use Primary Sense reports: https://t.co/0NjU2fdzjV

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Did you know that Primary Sense, a quality improvement and clinical audit tool, can support general practices to identify people who could be eligible for frailty care management?

Find out more: https://t.co/kIdWwyc6hZ

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Brisbane South PHN have developed a quality improvement toolkit for GPs to identify opportunities to provide care to residential aged care facilities.

To request practice support, contact the Quality Improvement team at [email protected].

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This week the #MyHealthRecord app (my health) went live. It's a safe & secure platform to store clients advanced care planning documents. We're happy to share this news leading-up to #AdvanceCarePlanningWeek 20-26 March w/ #Brisbanesouth #healthcare providers #digitalhealthcare

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We’re thrilled that so many people have already downloaded the new my health app! If you’re ready for secure and convenient access to my health record on your mobile, remember you’ll need to link your record to myGov before you can use the app. Learn more: https://t.co/BbgoCwQdQl

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We’re thrilled that so many people have already downloaded the new my health app! If you’re ready for secure and convenient access to my health record on your mobile, remember you’ll need to link your record to myGov before you can use the app. Learn more: https://t.co/BbgoCwQdQl

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This time last year, in a tight timeframe of only 10 weeks, we pulled off a fantastic result with 97% of NASH certificates renewed by the deadline!

The Australian Digital Health Agency recognised our efforts as being the third highest result of all PHNs nationally.

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The My Health Journal is for people who have recently been diagnosed with dementia and would benefit from using a journal to track appointments, access local services and supports & keep a list of medications handy. Get in touch with us at [email protected] to order journals.

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Is your practice ready for Voluntary Patient Registration? Find out how Primary Sense can assist you to identify priority population groups to prepare for VPR.

Find out more at https://t.co/OlkQNVn6yX

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The care finder program provides specialist assistance to targeted priority groups of older people such as:

· Forgotten Australians
· LGBTIQA+
· seniors
· those from a culturally and linguistically diverse population.

For more information contact us at [email protected]

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When people feel unwell the emergency department is not always their best option.

From help finding a GP, having a phone call with a nurse, or locating a respiratory clinic, Emergency Choices can help.
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Everyone due for a Cervical Screening Test can now self-collect or have a sample taken by a GP or other healthcare provider. Social media assets are available to download and use in your practice.

View the assets here: https://t.co/vwhPMZH4kO

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Is your practice ready for Voluntary Patient Registration? Find out how Primary Sense can assist you to identify priority population groups to prepare for VPR.

Learn more here: https://t.co/OlkQNVn6yX

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My Health for Life has supported more than 25,000 Queenslanders to improve their health and wellbeing.

For more information about the program visit https://t.co/gSfvNcoK0X or email [email protected]