This resource library contains primary health care resources suitable for clinical providers and community members.
Adelaide PHN is reviewing the contents of this library early in 2019. Please utalise any resources with care as some content may be out of date.
Adelaide PHN delivers Primary Mental Health Care Services through a network of contracted service providers in the Adelaide region. Adelaide PHN's Primary Mental Health Care Service provides short-term mental health services for people aged 12 years and older who are experiencing mental health issues who have difficulty accessing other services. Adelaide PHN Primary Mental Health Care services are provided at no cost to the client. This information sheet describes what to expect, provides consent information, and outlines ways to address questions/complaints/concerns.
Referral Guide to Adult Pain Manage Unit Referral for Best Practice
Referral Guide to Adult Pain Manage Unit Referral for Medical Director
Referral Guide to Adult Pain Manage Unit Referral for Zedmed
Assessing Fitness to Drive, a joint publication of Austroads and the National Transport Commission (NTC), details the medical standards for driver licensing for use by health professionals and driver licensing authorities.
To help your practice identify and manage hearing loss in patients, Australian Hearing has developed a Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) activity, complete with a toolkit and educational resource.
PDSA activities can be submitted to the RACGP QI&CPD program to be recognised for 40 self-directed category 1 points and can be used towards practice accreditation.*
*under criterion 3.1.1 of the Standards for General Practices (4th ed)
The Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) commenced in September 2016, expanding upon the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) by capturing vaccines administered throughout a person’s life.
Best Practice Referral Form - RTF file
Template for installing into Best Practice Software. Do not open the file once you have downloaded. Opening will cause the file to break.
For importing into software. RTF file.
Updated August 2018.
This brief provides a summary of a report commissioned by the National Association for Medical Deputising (NAMDS) to assess the benefits of after hours doctor visits to patients’ homes and aged care facilities (ACFs). The report, Analysis of After Hours Primary Care Pathways, was produced by Deloitte Access Economics and publicly released on 21 November 2016.
CALHN had over 15 questions during the course of the 30 minute Q&A session, mainly relating to the communications between providers and the patient and specifically relating to the ability to communicate in a timely manner electronically. Here were the key themes from the Q&A session:
This report describes and summarises the findings of Adelaide PHN’s consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members in the Adelaide region. The consultations were instigated to:
• understand the communities’ experiences of utilising health services and
• identify how Adelaide PHN can work with health providers to deliver culturally safe and appropriate services to improve experiences and health outcomes.
Adelaide dementia information & support program – carer support and Uniting Care Wesley Bowden
Dementia is a condition that affects a person’s thinking, their behaviour and their ability to perform everyday tasks. Being diagnosed or living with dementia can be difficult - watch these videos to learn about the condition, support options and ways you can manage dementia.
For installing into Best Practice Software. RTF file.
Department of Veterans Affairs D0904 Request/Referrral - Medical Director Template - to be installed into Medical Director. RTF File.
Department of Veterans Affairs D0904 Request/Referrral - ZedMed Template - For installing into ZedMed software. RFT File.
Coeliac Australia has new online resources available for health professionals to support the diagnosis of coeliac disease, including a video Diagnosing Coeliac Disease – A Brief Guide for GPs and GP Fact Sheet, which are available from March on its website coeliac.org.au/resources
How can you tell if you have a cold or the flu? Explore this infographic from HealthDirect to compare your symptoms, debunk the most common myths and learn more about the flu vaccine.
In this Directory you will find AASW Members who have elected to make their details available to the public. This list is therefore not a definitive listing of all AASW members.
You can search either by name, location or services offered. As you start to type in a location, a drop down list of options will appear. Please choose the location you require from this list. Once you have identified an appropriate provider, you have the option to contact them by telephone or send an email enquiry directly to them making it simple and easy to access services.
The Find an OT directory lists individual occupational therapists working in private practice settings who are members of Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) and who have chosen to make their contact details and some areas of practice details available to the public.
Not all occupational therapists are included in this directory.
Easy-to-access and evidence-based nutrition information.
Psychiatrist advice is available for GPs on management of patients with mental health problems through GP-PASA.
You can find out more about GP-PASA by clicking the below link.
Clinical Support around diagnosis, best practice treatment and more.
A resource for community members to use both in preperation for and during an appointment with their GP.
Developed by the Consumers and Carer Health Priority Group - part of a previous iteration of Adelaide PHN's membership structure.
The Hip Fracture Care Clinical Care Standard and accompanying resources were launched in September 2016, and provide guidance to consumers, clinicians and health services on delivering appropriate care to people with a hip fracture.
Iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) are common conditions; many pathological states commonly lead to severe iron depletion. Patient blood management aims to improve clinical outcomes by optimizing the patient’s own blood volume and red cell mass, see National Blood Authority Australia website for related publications and tools and additional information.
Thank you for choosing to access this webinar. Download the attachment if you would like further information on how to access the webinar and slides
Aids to translating foreign immunization records.
Filter vaccine brands to find out what country uses them.
Immunisation History Check for children under 20 - Flow Chart
Immunisation Fact Sheet for health professionals
Information for vaccination providers. No Jab, No Pay - new Immunisation requirments for family assistance payments
Immunisation Fact Sheet for health professionals
Immunisation Fact Sheet for health professionals
Immunisation Fact Sheet for health professionals
The Adelaide PHN has liaised and positively supported immunisation providers and the community to overcome the unintended impacts and consequences presented with the No Jab No Pay policy.
Adelaide PHN’s Immunisation Coordinator has detailed the challengs, APHN’s actions and what providers can do in this resource.
Instructions on how to import referral form into best practice
Instructions on how to import referral form template into Medical Director
Instruction on how to import referral form into Zedmed
The Knowing Your Rights – A Guide to the Rights of Older South Australians (PDF 1MB) (opens in a new window) publication was launched by the Minister for Ageing on 27 April 2016. It aims to help older people of any age increase their understanding of their rights, especially at different times in their lives, and to recognise the laws that provide safeguards and protection.
LIPID MANAGEMENT POST ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME (ACS)
Consensus Advice for General Practitioners.
For information and referral instructions to Adelaide PHN's Commissioned Living Well With Persistent Pain Program.
Lung Foundation Australia is the only national charity dedicated to supporting anyone with a lung disease.
Maximising My Independence [at home and in the community] - FREE within local community to help people understand:
• Aged Care Reforms
• The Commonwealth Home Support Programme and how it can support people to remain living independently at home
• MyAgedCare is the “one stop shop” for information about aged care and aged care services and referrals
• Co-contribution of fees for service
GPA and Australian Doctor have updated this popular quick guide to the MBS. The guide now includes changes to the MBS items for surgical excision of skin lesions.
Medical Director Referral Form - RTF File
For importing into software. RTF file.
Updated Aug 2018.
Quick Access Clinics, known as QACs, is a new general medicine service introduced by the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN).
The initiative aims to enhance services provided by both the Lyell McEwin and Modbury hospitals’ Outpatients Departments, and improve access for a distinct group of acute patients
Fact sheet for health workers and community members. Adelaide PHN have developed a Meningococcal fact sheet for community members and health workers to raise awareness of Meningococcal Disease and the availability of Meningococcal B vaccine.
Download the presentation that was used at the 2016 Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Reform Consultation Forum
Free Heart Foundation resources to support patients in primary care services. ‘My heart my family our culture’ (MHMFOC) is tailored to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at risk of or who have coronary artery disease. It has health professional and patient components. To order copies of these free Heart Foundation resources visit the external link below.
Free Heart Foundation resources to support patients in primary care services.
‘My heart, my life’ (MHML) is a secondary prevention resource for patients with coronary heart disease. It provides practical support for their heart condition and care after hospital discharge. Funded by SA Health, it is freely available to primary care services. Cardiac nurses have been distributing MHML to eligible patients in SA hospitals since 2010. We hope that patients who did not receive a copy of MHML in hospital will be given one at their primary care service. To order copies of these free Heart Foundation resources visit external link below.
Medicare-funded doctor home visits under threat; despite saving the health system $724 million
The NMHCCF purpose is to give mental health consumers and carers a united, national voice focused on creating a more responsive service system that will improve their quality of life.
If you have a nurse in your general practice team, or if you are thinking about adding a nurse to your practice, or if you are a nurse already working in a general practice setting, the Nursing in General Practice (NiGP) Handbook is essential reading, and it’s FREE.
The NiGP handbook was developed by the Australian College of Nursing to provide up to date and useful information about nurse and specialist nurse practitioner roles in contemporary general practice settings. It contains details about employing and supporting RNs and ENs, the current regulatory environment, how to maximise the benefits, including the Practice Nurse Incentive Program and the range of MBS items that support nursing services in general practice.
Determining fitness to drive can be challenging and may present difficult decisions.
The primary aim of assessing fitness to drive is to assist drivers with medical conditions to continue to drive safely and legally, and to identify when driver safety and public safety is compromised.
Information about functional driving skills and recommendations gained from an Occupational Therapy driving assessment may support your medical assessment and facilitate decision making around your patient’s capacity to drive.
Mater Group is pleased to launch an online practice implementation module which provides a comprehensive guide for clinicians and managers to establish a functional diabetic retinopathy screening service.
The online module is based on the findings of a three year National Health and Medical Research Council trial and includes perspectives of patients and practitioners regarding optimal screening suitable for urban, rural and Aboriginal Medical Service Settings. It can be undertaken as a practice or GP-only training.
CareSearch is a suite of palliative care information and resources available at www.caresearch.com.au. The website is designed to support health professionals involved in providing palliative care and those needing palliative care and their families and friends
Specialist palliative care teams work in a consultative role with general practitioners and other health care providers when these needs cannot be met by primary care teams, across a range of health care services, from hospitals, hospice care, or in the community such as home or residential care.
PDF - Download and print
The advisory telephone service – 1300 668 908 - is available for use by health professionals working with recipients of aged care services, either in a residential care facility or within the community. This includes GPs, nurses, allied health professionals and personal care attendants.
Brochure
GP Referral Form - Printable
Partners In Recovery Referral Rorm
Referrer Information
Pharmacological Management of Symptoms for Adults in the Last Days of Life Clinical Guideline
Fillable PDF Referral Form for Primary Mental Health Care Services (PMHCS)
This pack contains a set of campaign materials that aim to make it easy for your organisation to promote the campaign to your networks, customers, members, employees and supporters.
Do not open RTF file. Download and install into Best Practice Software.
Do not open RTF file. Download and install into Medical Director Software.
Referral to Paediatric Chronic Pain Management Unit for BP
Referral to Paediatric Chronic Pain Management Unit for Zedmed
Referral to Paediatric Chronic Pain Management Unit for MedicalDirector
Information Flyer from Cancer Council SA in regards to Shisha/Hooka Waterpipe tobacco smoking.
The South Australian Cervix Screening Registry Statistical Report (2013) presents key data from the SACSR on screening participation, cervical abnormality rates and cervical cancer incidence and mortality.
List of Specialist and Outpatient Clinics in the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the South Australian Survivorship Framework that is currently being developed and outline opportunities for Primary Health Care Providers to inform the Framework.
