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Aboriginal Health

Marumali

Marumali is a health organisation working locally. Their aim is to "significantly sustain and improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by creating an opportunity to access culturally appropriate health services (public or private) and health resources confidently without a fear of being discriminated against for economic or cultural reasons". The organisation also provides training to health professionals in cultural sensitivity. For more information about Marumali go to: www.marumalihealth.com.au. The staff at Marumali are happy to talk to individual GPs and health professionals about their work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who live in the Highlands.

Tomorrow People Website

www.australia.gov.au/TomorrowPeople

Aged Care Program

Advanced Care Directives

The assistance of the Central Coast Division of General Practice is gratefully acknowledged for the helpful following links.

ACP Fact Sheet
Capacity Checklist Information Sheet
Capacity Screen Checklist
Frequently Asked Questions
Let Me Decide
Plan of Treatment

Order form for booklet “My Health, My Future, My Choice – An Advance Care Directive for NSW”

Our Division’s Advanced Care Directive flyer

Aged Care and Chronic Disease MBS Item Numbers

For information please contact Margaret Mogg.

Aged Care Access Initiative

The Aged Care Access Initiative replaced the Aged Care GP Panel Initiative in July 2008. This initiative aims to improve access to primary care (GPs and allied health services) for residents of aged care facilities.

GP Incentives in a Nutshell
There are two tiers or qualifying service levels for the aged care incentives. If doctors provide 60 eligible Medicare services in aged care facilities in the first tier they will be paid $1,000. Under the second tier they will receive $1,500 for providing 140 services. The maximum payment per GP will be $2,500 a year. Service totals will be calculated from 1 July to 30 June each year. The first incentive payments will be made to those GPs (rather than practices, although the practice need to be participating in PIP) reaching the targets in February 2009. Qualifying Medicare items include those for attending aged care facilities, comprehensive medical assessments, case conferences and residential medication management reviews.

Allied Health Care
This Division has been allocated a small amount of funding to access Allied Health services not provided through Commonwealth funding or EPC. The funding has provided private speech pathology and dietetics, engaging out of area allied health staff and some local additional occupational therapy and counselling sessions. We have also been working on providing a preventative dental health program.

Community Resources

2009 Support Group Flyer (new Carer Support Group flyer coming soon)

Carer Support Group meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 10am to 12pm at:
Suite 1 The Queen Street Centre, Queen Street, Moss Vale Phone: 02 4869 5651, Fax: 02 4869 5651, E-mail: alowman@alznsw.asn.au
For more inforamtion call Angela on 4869 5651

Older Parent Carer Service Summary

Aged Care Community Resource - contact list

Directory of Medical Practitioners, Related Health Services and Facilities March 2010

Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA)

DVA and Dose Administration Aides flow chart

A letter to GPs about Dose Administration Aides for veterans