GP Bulletin, edition 105
December 15, 2017The latest GP news and events from your local PHN
- General practice
$2.5m for a new Mental Health Stepped Care Model in Melbourne’s north-east
December 12, 2017A consortium led by Banyule Community Health will deliver a new Mental Health Stepped Care Model in Melbourne’s north-east from mid-January.
- Mental health
Codeine Rescheduling 1 Feb 2018 – prescribing pharmacotherapy
December 12, 2017People with codeine dependence may present to their GPs, even before 1 February 2018. Treating opioid dependence will be a key step to their recovery.
- QUM
QUM Scene, edition 13
December 08, 2017The latest news and events related to Quality Use of Medicines
- QUM
GP Bulletin, edition 104
December 08, 2017The latest GP news from your local PHN.
- General practice
CHO Health Alert: Outbreak Of Invasive Meningococcal C Disease In Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
December 08, 2017The Victorian Chief Health Officer has issued a health alert for an outbreak of invasive Meningococcal C disease in men who have sex with men (MSM)
CHO Health Alert: Confirmed measles case in Melbourne
December 06, 2017Victoria's Chief Health Officer has issued an alert about a confirmed measles case in Melbourne.
Codeine rescheduling and codeine dependence - call to action
December 05, 2017The tendency for codeine to cause dependence when used long-term is the reason why codeine will become prescription only from 1 February 2018. Some people who present to their GP to request a codeine-containing analgesic will have an underlying opioid dependence, not always recognised.
- QUM
EMPHN Annual Needs Survey
December 05, 2017We are encouraging GPs, practice nurses and practice managers to complete our inaugural Annual Needs Survey.
- EMPHN News
- General practice
We're transitioning to mental health stepped care
December 01, 2017The phased transition to mental health stepped care has started with services to become operational from January 2018 in the north-east of EMPHN's catchment (City of Whittlesea, Shire of Nillumbik, City of Banyule, and parts of the shires of Mitchell and Murrindindi within the EMPHN catchment).
- Mental health