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Everyone working in a general practice has a role to help to close the gap and improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Toolkit for General Practice provides information and resources for all practice staff to ensure practice-wide, culturally appropriate healthcare is provided to ensure your current and future First Nations patients feel comfortable and safe in your care.
What you will find in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 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 Care Team program
- Training opportunities
- Actions to implement a culturally aware practice
- How to identify Aboriginal patients
- Easy-to-follow checklists for medical receptionists, practice managers, practice nurses and GPs to follow.
Why practices should be guided by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Toolkit
Benefits for practice:
- All staff feel confident to provide culturally appropriate care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients
- Improved health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients
- Positive contribution to helping ‘Close the Gap’ for First Nations people.
Benefits for patients:
- Patients feel culturally safe to attend your practice
- Patients gain more confident to access primary healthcare services
- Patients receive better, more culturally appropriate healthcare
- Patients experience better health outcomes
Next step – download
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.
More information
To enquire about how SWSPHN can support your South Western Sydney-based practice, email the Indigenous Health Project Officer.
Georgia Eggert
Phone: 8218 0159
Email: georgia.eggert@swsphn.com.au