SWSPHN encourages GPs to use the secure Video Call solution of healthdirect Australia, the national virtual public health information service, for their regular telehealth conferences.
The COVID-19 pandemic shone a spotlight on telehealth as a practical and accessible way to deliver healthcare services when distance, mobility and other reasons prevented face-to-face consultations.
The Medical Board of Australia recently issued revised telehealth guidelines, which will take effect on Friday, 1 September. It emphasised: “telehealth consultations will continue as an important feature of healthcare in Australia”.
Telehealth has now been integrated into the services of many general practices across South Western Sydney and SWSPHN has rolled out telehealth equipment, including a laptop, webcam and speaker, to residential aged care homes (RACHs) across the region.
More than 90 per cent of eligible RACHs have taken up the offer of telehealth equipment, ensuring virtual healthcare will be available to residents. Healthdirect telehealth training has been provided to RACHs as the kits are rolled out. Read last week’s story
Healthdirect’s Video Call Resource Centre is purpose-built for health consultations, the video call itself is free for eligible health services and their staff and, most importantly, it is encrypted for security.
More information about Healthdirect video calls and training tutorials are available at: Healthdirect Australia Support
GPs can now confidently utilise telehealth at the following aged care facilities across South Western Sydney
Carrington Care Grassmere
Carrington Care Mary Mackillop
Carrington Care Paling Court
Carrington Care Werombi Court
Scalabrini Village – Chipping Norton
Scalabrini Village – Austral
Harbison Memorial Retirement Village – Moss Vale
Harbison Memorial Retirement Village – Burradoo
Arete care – Lansdowne Aged Care Facility
Arete care – Hixson Gardens
Anthem Care
Catholic Healthcare Holy Spirit Aged Care Revesby
Catholic Healthcare Holy Spirit Aged Care Casula
SummitCare – Canley Vale
SummitCare – Liverpool
Bass Hill Aged Care
SWIAA Gardens
Anglicare Barry Marsh House
St Sergius Aged Care (Russian Relief Association )
Warrigal Care Bundanoon
IRT – Macarthur House
Uniting Bankstown
Uniting Bernard Austin Lodge – Liverpool
SummitCare – Smithfield
IndoChinese Aged Care Service
Australian Vietnamese Aged Care Services
Heiden Park Lodge
Advantaged Care – Prestons Lodge
Thompson Health Care – Oran Park House
Advantaged Care – Edensor Gardens
Infin8care Casa Mia
Infin8care Southhaven
Abel Tasman Village
Cardinal Stepinac Village
Weeroona Aged Care Centre – Salvation Army
Bankstown City Aged Care – Gillawarna Village
Bankstown City Aged Care – Yallambee Village
Anglicare Porter Lodge
Advantaged Care – Georges Manor
Bupa Aged Care Bankstown
St Vincents Rosary Village Yennora
Opal Healthcare – Bankstown Terrace
Opal Healthcare – Bossley Parkside Care Community
BaptistCare – Durham Green Manor
BaptistCare – Prestons (Blue Hills)
HammondCare – Bond House
HammondCare – Harding
HammondCare – Southwood
HammondCare – The Meadows
HammondCare – The Pines
Thompson Health Care – Bowral House
ACDMA Aged Care Services (Australian Chinese Descendants Mutual Association
The Sisters of Our Lady of China – Pembroke Lodge
The Sisters of Our Lady of China – Ruby Manor
Bupa Aged Care Greenacre
RSL Lifecare – Agris Hutrof House
RSL Lifecare – John Goodlet Manor
RSL Lifecare – John Edmondson VC Gardens
Thompson Health Care – Abbey House
Whiddon Easton Park Units
Whiddon Glenfield
Whiddon Arthur Webb Court
Saint Charbel’s Care Centre