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

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

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

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

Caring for Carers Quality Improvement Workbook for General Practice

It is estimated that one in eight patients in any general practice is a carer.  Carers provide a vital role in our society, and enable patients to maintain their independence, wellness and quality of life. The care that they provide may range from emotional and practical support for a few hours a day or around … Continued

PIP QI 10 Measures Quality Improvement Workbook for General Practice

The Practice Incentives Program Quality Improvement (PIP QI) Incentive is designed to encourage practices to improve patient outcomes and care through quality improvement processes. In partnership with their Primary Health Network, practices may choose any area of improvement informed by their clinical information system. By submitting the PIP Eligible Data Set to their PHN, eligible … Continued

End-of-Life Care Quality Improvement Workbook for General Practice

This workbook has easy-to-follow steps that take you through ‘Plan, Do, Study, Act’ (PDSA) cycles to analyse your performance and make measurable improvements. It covers advance care planning, palliative care and voluntary assisted dying. It can also be used alongside the new General Practice Reports that we provide quarterly to each practice.

My Health Record Quality Improvement Workbook for General Practice

This workbook has easy-to-follow steps that take you through ‘Plan, Do, Study, Act’ (PDSA) cycles to analyse your performance and make measurable improvements. It can also be used alongside the new General Practice Reports that we provide quarterly to each practice.

Plan Do Study Act template for general practice

‘Plan, Do, Study, Act’ (PDSA) cycles are used to analyse your practice’s quality improvement performance and make measurable improvements. This is an extract from the Quality Improvement workbooks. It should be used along with the Model for Improvement and other tools found in these workbooks.

Making time to talk about bowel cancer screening: A simple guide for community groups

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.

Using CAT4 and Topbar for PIP QI activities

This training guide for new and experienced users, demonstrates how to use CAT Plus in the context of the Practice Incentives Program Quality Improvement (PIP QI) Incentive. This step-by-step guide details the Improvement Measures and additional examples for quality improvement (QI) activities in general practice.