Closing the Gap

The  program aims to assist GPs and practice staff in their management of the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal patients and to support Aboriginal people and their supporting organisations to maximise their interaction with GPs.

Resources

• Aboriginal Health Desktop guide  ^{Under Review}

• Medical Records Update Form

• Why is it important to ask your patients "Are you Aboriginal or Torres Strait?"

• Medicare Items

  • 715 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people’s health assessment

  • Templates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PIP  Jul ²⁰¹⁰

• National standards and processes for reporting Indigenous status

• Preventative Health Assessment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

  • Evidence base

  • National Guide

  • Barriers

• RACGP Position Statement on Aboriginal Health

• Close the Gap campaign