Supporting general practice

We support general practice as the foundation of primary care. General practice workforce includes GPs, nurses, allied health professionals and practice administrators, working together to improve patient care.

Well-supported, high-quality general practice is key to effective primary care and positive health outcomes across the region.

Key highlights

1161

GPs, health professionals and practice staff attended 50 events.

19

general practices attended 2 Emergency Management and Response webinar sessions.

140

participants in 3 practice nurse development workshops in partnership with Australian Practice Nurse Association and Silverchain.

139

receptionists and administrative staff participated in 3 workshops in partnership with Rural Doctors Network.

58

registered nurses completed Authorised Nurse Immuniser training funded through our Vulnerable Vaccinations Program.

149

COVID vaccinations given to homebound individuals, and 341 vaccinations given to other vulnerable individuals through our Vulnerable Vaccinations Program.

57

primary care providers attended 2 Demystifying Dementia webinars hosted in partnership with Dementia Training Australia.

10

medical engagement dinners held in collaboration with Southern NSW Local Health District (LHD) for GPs in Southern region.

In 2023/24 we:

Supported general practices to prepare and register for MyMedicare.

Continued to assist general practices and residential aged care homes to implement the General Practice Aged Care Incentive.

Supported general practice education and response to voluntary assisted dying (VAD).

Developed The Advance Care Planning Toolkit and After Death Audit QI Recipe for general practice.

Represented COORDINARE and our primary care workforce at the University of Wollongong new graduate roadshow events in Wollongong and Batemans Bay.

Organised an LGBTQIA+ and sexual health education day for Illawarra Shoalhaven GPs and nurses, which included a lived experience panel on transgender health care.

Celebrated primary health care nurses working in South Eastern NSW as part of the inaugural Primary Health Care Nurses Day.

Supported general practices moving to digital capability for receiving discharge summaries.

Transitioned general practices in the Illawarra Shoalhaven from Fast Forms to Smart Forms for electronic referrals to the LHD. 119 general practices have sent 2,192 electronic referrals since the new system launched in March.

Supported 45 general practices to adopt the Shared Care Planning and Remote Monitoring tool INCA. This year 5,945 care plans and 1,661 assessments were created for 6,068 patients across our region.

Worked alongside other NSW and ACT PHNs as part of a consortium led by Capital Health Network to deliver the GP Workforce Planning and Prioritisation program.

Established the Workforce Planning and Prioritisation GP Advisory Group to provide guidance and insight into local training capacity gaps, workforce and community needs.

Stories of success

Medical Practice Assistants CoP

COORDINARE established a Community of Practice which supports MPAs to develop skills through networking.
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Real life disaster planning

Thrive GP in Crookwell is now equipped to go mobile or to relocate in response to a disaster or emergency.
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APNA Festival of Nursing

Four nurses received COORDINARE scholarships to attend the 2023 APNA Festival of Nursing conference, and have since implemented quality improvement initiatives.
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Protecting vulnerable people from COVID-19

Albion Park Rail Advantage Pharmacy has been helping people who are vulnerable to maintain protection.
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75+ Health Assessments data driving quality improvement

Dapto Healthcare is working to improve patient care using electronic health record data.
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Showcasing our region as an area of choice for health workers

COORDINARE partnered with the Rural Doctors Network NSW (RDN) to showcase South Eastern NSW as an area of choice for health workers wanting to provide comprehensive health care services, while embedding themselves in their local communities.

Hosted on RDN’s innovative Rural Health Pro platform, the South Eastern NSW Places page is the go-to site for information on our diverse region, job vacancies, projects, grants and scholarships. We also developed a GP Orientation Guide to support general practice.

You can view our GP stories below, or visit the site to learn more.

Visit the Rural Health Pro site here >