Date
Cost
Available to
Practice Nurses
Practice Managers
Allied Health Providers
General Practitioners
Practice Staff
Allied Health Practitioners
Continuing Professional Development
CPD Points unavailable
***PLEASE ENSURE ONLY THE PRACTICE MANAGER OR GP PRINCIPAL REGISTERS INTEREST FOR THE ENTIRE PRACTICE*** Healthdirect is a government funded telehealth service that due to the COVID 19 situation, is being made available free of charge for all general practices and allied health in the NWMPHN Catchment until September 2020
***PLEASE ENSURE ONLY THE PRACTICE MANAGER OR GP PRINCIPAL REGISTERS INTEREST FOR THE ENTIRE PRACTICE***
What is involved?
- Full Access to HealthDirect telehealth platform for all practices in the NWMPHN catchment
- Free access until September 2020
- Healthdirect platform meets all privacy requirements
- Simple registration process through NWMPHN
- Onboarding support provided by NWMPHN
- Ongoing support available on Healthdirect website and support hotline
- Guides for educating patients on how to access and use the service
Learning outcomes:
What will your practice need?
- Webcam – built in or attached using a USB Port
- Microphone and speaker – these are usually built into most laptops, but a headset is a great option
- (Recommended) Second Monitor – Allows you to display the video call on one monitor and patient information database on the other.
- Reliable internet Connection – if you can watch a video online you can make a video call. You need a minimum of 350Kbps bandwidth per video stream Use speedtest.net to make sure you have enough bandwidth
- One of the following web browsers:
- Google Chrome Version 72+ (Windows, Android. MacOS)
- Apple Safari Version 12+ (MacOS, iOS)
- Firefox Version 68+ (Windows, Android)
- Microsoft Edge Version 79+ (Windows, MacOS)
- Microsoft Edge Version 44+ (Android)
- Private Well-lit Area – where you will not be disturbed during the consultation