Resource Type: Toolkit

Supporting families bereaved by suicide: a practical resource for funeral directors

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This resource was developed by the Macedon Ranges Suicide Prevention Action Group, which consulted widely with peer supporters, bereaved people and funeral directors, as well as the with the Australian Funeral Directors Association, Jesuit Social Services, Support After Suicide, and Australia’s leading suicide postvention program, StandBy. It includes information on understanding the particular grief often … Continued

Victorian Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Workforce Strategy Implementation Tool

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This toolkit was developed by the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (VACCHO) to help mainstream organisations in Melbourne’s north and west implement VACCHO’s Victorian Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Workforce Strategy 2022-2026. It outlines a range of actions that individuals and organisations can undertake to recognise their role and responsibility in supporting a strong and vibrant Aboriginal … Continued

Eliminate Hepatitis C: Quality Improvement in general practice for PHNs

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NWMPHN and VHHITAL developed this toolkit to assist primary health networks (PHNs) to support general practice in a structured and facilitated QI project on hepatitis C screening and treatment for at-risk patients. It is a guide to the steps required to support general practices to participate in the project, and is based on previous hepatitis … Continued

Domestic and Family Violence – quality improvement in general practice toolkit for PHNs

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NWMPHN and the University of Melbourne have designed a quality improvement (QI) project enabling primary care practitioners to deliver evidence-based care and support for domestic and family violence (DFV) response. The project builds capability in general practice to recognise, identify and refer people at risk of, or experiencing, DFV. It was funded by the Department … Continued

Quality Improvement: Closing the Gap Workbook

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Primary care providers have an important role in Closing the Gap – a National Agreement, and commitment by the Australian Government to achieve health equality and to improve the health, wellbeing, life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within a generation. For general practices, making changes to support Closing the Gap include better patient identification, chronic disease prevention and management, and delivery of culturally appropriate care. There are more than 10,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in our region. This Closing … Continued

Diabetes (types 1 and 2) Quality Improvement Workbook for General Practice

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General practices play a pivotal role to diagnose, treat and educate people with diabetes to manage their conditions and avoid complications. General practices can also help people prevent developing type 2 diabetes with the right advice, care and targeted health promotion. This workbook has been created by general practice, for general practice, with input from … Continued

What to do if a club member dies by suspected suicide (NWMPHN region)

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When a suicide occurs within the local sporting community, the effects can be far reaching. Questions come up about what to say, when and how. The way a suicide is discussed is important and should be handled with care. This 4-stage guide has been developed to be used by local sporting clubs in communicating with … Continued

What to do if a club member dies by suspected suicide (Macedon Ranges)

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When a suicide occurs within the local sporting community, the effects can be far reaching. Questions come up about what to say, when and how. The way a suicide is discussed is important and should be handled with care. This 4-stage guide has been developed to be used by local sporting clubs in communicating with … Continued

Making time to talk about bowel cancer screening: community event invite template

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Making Time to Talk About Bowel Cancer Screening has been created to help community groups to talk about the importance of bowel cancer screening, and share the message with their friends, families and networks.

COVID-19 vaccine daily stock tally sheet for general practice

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A handy sheet for practices to record their daily stock of COVID-19 vaccines.