Resources

Aged care   |   Human resources    |   Hospital & community   |   Immunisation/vaccine management   |   MBS items   |   Practice management   |   Other

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Aged care

• Patient brochure -  'Who will look after me when I go into an aged care home?' Contact us to order.
• Application for Admission to a Residential Aged Care Facility - Medical Information Summary.  View or print online or contact us to order.
• GP Handbook, Communication Guidelines, GP Preference List - Available on CDROM. Contact us to order.
• Understanding 'capacity' (2007) - an info sheet for health professionals outlining legal requirements around informed decision making and capacity.
• Life Extinct, Cause of Death Certificates and the Coroners Act 2003 - an info sheet about confirming cause of death, when to complete a certificate of death and when to report a death. UPDATED August 2007.

Human resources

• Nursing in General Practice Recruitment & Orientation Resource (2007) - View or use online or contact us to order.
• Positions vacant listings
• Recruitment agencies

Hospital & community

• Hospital Info - see our hospital info pages for contact details and links to referral information.
• Generic Referral Form (for hospitals)
• Antenatal Referral Form (RBWH)
• GP Feedback and Adverse Events Form (for hospitals) 
  RACF Adverse Events Form (for RACFs to inform hospitals)

Service profiles

• Profile of service: Northside Mental Health Servcies (TPCH) UPDATED April 2008
• Profile of service: Alcohol & Drug Service UPDATED  April 2008
• Profile of service: Alternative Child & Youth Health providers  UPDATED  April 2008
• Profile of service: Child & Youth Mental Health Service UPDATED  April 2008 
• Profile of service: Community Child Health Service UPDATED  December 2007
• Profile of service: Private Practice Psychiatry Referral Options NEW April 2008
• Profile of service: Diabetes Australia QLD 
• Profile of service: RBWH District Diabetes Services 
• Profile of service: Inner North Brisbane Mental Health Service (RNWH) UPDATED  April 2008
• Profile of service: Sexual Health & AIDs Service 
• Profile of service: TPCH District Diabetes Services

Immunisation / vaccine management

• How to Pack a Domestic Vaccine Fridge Poster (2006) - Free for GPpartners' practices. View or print online or contact us to order.
• 'Immunisation Saves Lives' postcards (2006) - Contact us to order.
• Understanding GPII Reports (2006) - View or print online or contact us to order.

MBS items

MBS items notes and electronic templates - see our MBS & Medicare section for more info and resources.
• MBS items: GP Mental Health MBS Items (Nov 2007)
• Mental Health Referral Pathways (2007)

Practice management

• Accreditation - Tools and resources + mock visits available. Contact us.
• Broadband internet connectivity for general practice: Recommended minimum requirements New!
• Broadband Plus
• Phone triage - A4 size chart to assist with telephone triage in your practice. New!
• Policy & Procedures Manual (2006) - one free copy of the AGPAL Policy & Procedure Manual CDROM (valued at $299) per practice. Contact us to order.
• Privacy in Practice Kit (2002)
• Risk Management Toolkit

Other

• Brisbane Docs 4 Docs Register
• Lifescripts - Lifescripts is a national initiative promoting risk factor management. Lifescripts provides a framework for raising and discussing lifestyle risk factors with patients. Resources focus on smoking, nutrition, physical activity, alcohol and weight management. Contains consumer resources, practitioner resources, a CD-ROM on motivational interviewing and practice implementation manual. To order, complete an order form or contact GPpartners.