Useful services

Queensland Health / Community Health

Central Referral Unit Northside Primary and Community Health Service
-  North Brisbane Residents - ph 1300 658 252
-  Redcliffe, Caboolture, North Lakes, Kilcoy - ph 07 5433 8306, Fax 07 5433 8488
-  Referral form

Home & Community Care (HACC)  |  HACC service directories

Aged Care Assessment teams

Aged Care Assessment Services - Metro North Health Service District
-  North Brisbane Residents - ph 1300 658 252
-  Redcliffe, Caboolture, North Lakes, Kilcoy - ph 07 5433 8306, Fax 07 5433 8488
-  To refer: complete both the Central Referral Unit form and the ACAS referral.

Aged Care Assessment Team - Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
-  Phone 07 3624 1203 or fax 07 3857 4462.
-  Referral Form

Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs 

-  Phone 1300 550 457
-  Information for Medical Practitoners Package - new Oct 2009
-  Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service (VVCS) - ph 1800 011 046
-  Local Veterans' Home Care (VHC) assessor - ph 1300 550 450

For additional services, please refer to our Health Services Directory.

MBS items

Comprehensive Medical Assessment

Information  |  Templates

Contribution to or Review of a Multidisciplinary Care Plan (item 731)

Information

Residential Medication Management Review

Information  | Template

Multidisciplinary Case Conferencing

Information

Dental Services under Medicare

Information

Legal issues

Aged Care Act 1997
Form1A Medical practitioner report of death to a coroner (Version 4)
Coroners Information for Health Professionals
Office of the Adult Guardian and Form Advance Health Directive (Qld)
Understanding 'capacity'
Life Extinct, Cause of Death Certificates and the Coroners Act 2003

Resources

Medical Care of Older Persons in Residential Aged Care Facilities (The Silver Book), 4th Ed, 2005 (RACGP) 
Guidelines for medication management in residential aged care facilities (3rd Ed), 2002 (Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council) 
‘GP–Residential Aged Care Guide – A collection of information and tools developed by divisions of general practice under the Aged Care GP Panels initiative’ (GPpartners, July 2008). The following resources are referred to in the guide.  

Guides and pro-forma

• Residential Aged Care Facility Clinical Resource Manual
• Register, Recall, Reminder Guide
• GP-RACF Communication Guide
• GP Preferences
• GP Call Out Record
• Resident Brochure

Forms

• Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital ACAT Referral Form
• Application for Admission - Medical Information Summary
• General Feedback and Adverse Events
• Form 1A - Medical Practitioner Report of Death to a Coroner
• Advance Health Directive (Qld)

MBS items and templates

• Medical Services for Residents of Aged Care Facilities
• Instructions on saving and importing templates
• Comprehensive Medical Assessment
• Residential Medication Management Review

 Last updated:  2 December 2009