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Video consults: when a picture is worth a thousand words

Friday, 7 August 2020

Picking up a telephone and calling your patient may seem the easier option for a telehealth consult, but it limits your well-developed ability to assess non-verbal communication clues, which is a cornerstone of face-to-face consults. Video consults don't replace

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• telehealth

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Thursday, 6 August 2020

To help slow the spread of coronavirus, Victorians must wear a face covering when leaving the house.  Wearing a mask helps protect you, your family and every other Victorian. But to be effective, we need everyone to wear one. General practices and health services

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New Mental Health and Wellbeing service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Friday, 31 July 2020

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula will now have broader choices to access culturally-appropriate services and care to support their mental health needs. Funded by South Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network

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• aboriginal and torres strait islander health
• mental health
• suicide prevention

$1.7m funding boost helps 11 clinics increase their services in the after hours

Tuesday, 4 August 2020

Using telehealth for aged care ‘visits’

Monday, 3 August 2020

Free wellbeing support is available for general practice staff

Monday, 3 August 2020

Support for practice principals and managers to lead during the pandemic

Thursday, 30 July 2020

Learn more about carer awareness in general practice!

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Future directions for the Place-Based Suicide Prevention Trials

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

New headspace satellite opens in Pakenham

Friday, 3 July 2020