ANSC Services

Project Officer: Gail Forlonge

Phone: 4872 3355 or 4861 6084

GP Liaison Midwife: Philippa Teschke

Phone: 0402 792 820

For Bowral & District Hospital ANSC program enquiries and information about GP recognition for the Program please contact Philippa Teschke 0402 792 820 or Gail Forlonge on 4861 5848 or 4861 6084.

Bowral Maternity Update newsletters

June 2011 No 1

September 2011 No 2  

Program overview

Antenatal Shared Care (ANSC) is an option of care provided collaboratively by the GP and the hospital-based services. It is offered to all pregnant women assessed as suitable throughout the Sydney South West Area Health Service (SSWAHS).

The local ANSC program is a joint initiative of:

• Southern Highlands Division of General Practice and Bowral & District Hospital

The program is also offered at other SSWAHS facilities: Fairfield, Liverpool, Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals in conjunction with Macarthur Division of General Practice.

GP ANSC Recognition process

• Becoming an ANSC Recognised Provider
• Maintaining ANSC Recognition
• ANSC Appointment Form

Women & Babies Booking Process

GPs complete the referral form for BDH (see below for MD template to download) and fax or email it to BDH. At BDH the referral will be triaged, an appointment allocated and the patient contacted.

Antenatal Shared Care Protocol

All information relating to the ANSC Program is contained in the following links: 

Antenatal Guide for Southern Highlands including exclusion criteria for specific presentations
3 Centres Guide to Routine Tests in Pregnancy
NICE Guidelines - Quick Reference Guide

It includes information such as:

• Preconception checklist
• ANSC protocol
• Guidelines for gestational diabetes
• Local contact numbers
• Fax referral form

GBS swab instructions

To obtain a copy of the GBS swab instructions please click here                

Fax referral form - for MD template click here

PLEASE NOTE the Word templates become "inactive" if opened before they are imported into Medical Director.  To download and use these Medical Director templates, right click on the link and save the file to your computer rather than opening it, then import into Medical Director.   

Useful websites

1. National Institute for Clinical Excellence - for health professionals:

www.nice.org.uk

2. Collaboraton of Victoria's three tertiary maternity hospitals - Mercy Hospital for Women, Monash Medical Centre and Royal Women's Hospital Victoria - for health professionals and women. This document includes an excellent guide for pregant women - A guide to tests and investigations for uncomplicated pregnancies.

www.3centres.com.au

3. Centre for Genetics Education - for health professionals and women.

www.genetics.com.au

4. BeyondBlue - information about depression for health professionals and women

www.beyondblue.org.au