21 August 2024

First Nations person leaning on fence.

Build on your practical cultural awareness and safety skills with the new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Toolkit for General Practice. Developed by the Priority Populations team at SWSPHN, the toolkit consolidates all of the information a practice needs to support practices in their efforts to provide a culturally safe environment for current (including not yet identified) and future patients.

What you will find in the toolkit:

  • government initiatives and programs available, including practice incentive payments, CTG and PBS co-payments
  • MBS 715 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples health assessment
  • how to support patients with chronic conditions using the Integrated Team Care program (ITC), also referred to as Aboriginal Chronic Care Program
  • training opportunities
  • actions to implement a culturally safe practice
  • supporting First Nations patients with self-identification
  • easy-to-follow checklists for medical receptionists, practice managers, practice nurses and GPs to follow

Download the toolkit and follow the steps appropriate to your role within the practice. We recommend setting up a working group within your practice to review and delegate actions within this guide.

For more information and support, call SWSPHN’s Indigenous Health Project Officer, Georgia Eggert.
Phone: 8218 0159
Email: georgia.eggert@swsphn.com.au