17 October Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC): Guide to Health Privacy The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released a comprehensive Guide to health privacy to help you keep patients’ personal information safe. Health service providers routinely handle sensitive health information about their patients and customers. The guide brings together a wide range of OAIC advice to help you ... Read more >>>
14 October DVA: Veteran Health Checks Program The Veteran Health Check is a comprehensive health assessment for veterans with GPs. It aims to encourage early intervention and to help veterans work with their GPs to identify ways to optimise their physical and mental health and wellbeing during transition to civilian life. There is a health assessment tool ... Read more >>>
14 October APNA: 2019 Workforce Survey Each year thousands of primary health care nurses take the time to contribute to APNA’s Workforce Survey, and every nurse who takes part increases its impact. The APNA Workforce Survey now informs those with power and influence in the health system. APNA are making sure that nurses are at ... Read more >>>
14 October ATAGI: Australian Immunisation Handbook Updates The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) Secretariat wishes to advise that the Australian Immunisation Handbook (the Handbook) was updated on 4 October 2019 to reflect changes approved by the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Brendan Murphy, on 20 September 2019. A summary of the updates is available to view ... Read more >>>