Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN

The final TALK ABOUT survey for 2024 on Preventative Health and Chronic Conditions has now ended. Thank you to everyone who has participated our topics this year, which have included Priority Populations, First 2000 Days, Disability and Neurodiversity, and Preventative Health and Chronic Conditions. Your feedback has been invaluable and has been incorporated into the Health Needs Assessment 👉 https://bit.ly/4gpvWt6 We look forward to discussing more topics with you in 2025.  Stay tuned for the published What We Heard document, and for more information of past topics, follow the link: 🔗

We have an exciting opportunity for a Director - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health to join our future focused and rewarding organisation.  Drive strategic and transformational change for the organisation and support the organisation to embed the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice within the fabric of our culture. 

#SpotifyWrapped Thanks for tuning in to GPs in a Pod in 2024! 🎉 Our show was a top 10 show for 53 fans, and a top five show for 37. 🎙️ Join us weekly in 2025, with many exciting guests and topics to come. Get involved: communications@ddwmphn.com.au https://bit.ly/3yb5ZMk

🎙️ Episodes 20 and 21 of GPs in a Pod are now live! In episode 20, Dr Tanusha speaks with West Moreton Health representatives who can share their perspectives about GP workforce opportunities in the West Moreton region outside of traditional practice.  In episode 21, Dr Tanusha speaks with Peta Gimpel about changes to the Immunisation Schedule, and her role as a Nurse Practitioner at the Queensland Specialist Immunisation Service at Children's Health Queensland.  Listen now:

📆 Save the date!  In early 2025, we invite GPs, practice nurses, allied health providers and practice staff to join us for a series of networking events being held across the region. 🩺 Join the Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN for a night of networking in your region and learn more about the PHN and how we can support you.    We encourage you to lock into your calendar the event happening nearest to you. Registrations are now open. 🔗

Today the Goodna Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) opened, situated within Goodna Family Medical Centre located in the Goodna Marketplace, 2 Smiths Road, Goodna. The Goodna Medicare UCC is the third Urgent Care Clinic to open in the region, with other clinics operational at Riverlink in North Ipswich and in Toowoomba, and will provide free, urgent treatment for conditions that aren’t life threatening. It is for when you need time-sensitive care and can’t see your GP, but don’t need to go to the emergency department.  Patients will be bulk-billed and able to walk in to use the service at the Goodna Medicare UCC during extended hours, 7 days a week, including on public holidays. Any diagnostic services, such as radiology and pathology, will also be provided with no out of pocket fees to the patient. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gWmJ_xqN

There's only 1 week left to have your say on the Preventative Health and Chronic Conditions in your region. Follow the link below to take our short survey. 🔗

Ever wondered what a PHN does? Find out about Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN, the work we do, and how we operate from our CEO Lucille Chalmers.

Julian’s Key Health Passport is safe to use. You control how much information is filled out, and you decide when and who can see it. Always bring your Julian’s Key Health Passport when visiting a hospital or community health clinic Show your Health Passport to the healthcare staff before they treat you. To learn more, search Julian’s Key Health Passport or call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84)

🎙️ Episode 19 of GPs in a Pod is now live.   Warning: This podcast contains themes of domestic and family violence which may be triggering for survivors or sensitive listeners. Ahead of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Dr Tanusha speaks with Deearne Troy, who is a domestic and family violence trainer at West Moreton Health. In this episode, Dr Tanusha and Deearne discuss non-fatal strangulation, consenting sexual choking among young people, coercive control, building trust with victim survivors, and services for patient support.