South Western Sydney PHN supports GPs and residential aged care facility clinical staff providing healthcare to residential aged care by implementing projects, providing access to continuing education and clinical resources, and commissioning services.
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Primary Care Resources
Care finder services for patients needing aged care support
Care finder services provide face-to-face assistance to vulnerable older people who need help accessing in-home support services. Care finders have...
Primary Care Resources
Medication management review guidance for GPs consulting with older patients
Older people may have multiple morbidities and complex medication needs. Optimal medication management can be achieved using a systematic, multidisciplinary...
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Residential Aged Care Registered Nurses Immunisation Training Scholarships
South Western Sydney PHN (SWSPHN) assists to increase the proportion of Residential Aged Care (RAC) Registered Nurses (RN) able to...
Primary Care Resources
Wingecarribee GP and RACF Communication Manual
South Western Sydney PHN (SWSPHN) has collaborated to develop a communication manual to enhance quality healthcare for aged care residents....
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HealthPathways clinical and referral guidance for GPs
Assisting GPs during consultations with older people HealthPathways is designed and written for use during a consultation providing clear and...
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Advance Care Planning resources
Encourage your patients to think about and document their preferences for their future health care before they may no longer...
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Community Outreach Geriatric Service (COGS)
GPs and Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) clinical staff are encouraged to refer RACF residents experiencing rapid decline or acute...
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Palliative care resources for GPs
South Western Sydney PHN supports GPs offering palliative care by providing the following resources.
What we do
C2bMe – psychological treatment for people in aged care
Continuing To Be Me (C2bMe) is a psychological treatment program for people living in residential aged care homes in South...
General Resources
Website
Health assessment for people aged 75 years and older
Visit the Department of Health website’s ‘Health assessment for people aged 75 years and older’ page for information on how a medical practitioner may select MBS items to undertake a health assessment for a person aged 75 years and older.
User guide
Wingecarribee GP and RACF Communication Manual
A collaboration between SWSPHN, Wingecarribee GPs and aged care representatives, to enhance quality healthcare in residential aged care. Visit this page to download the manual, GP callout form and GP working arrangements form.
Templates and forms
My Aged Care GP e-referral
GPs can refer their patients to My Aged Care from their electronic practice management systems via the e-referral form.