Consumer Health Network  

Program Officer  

 

The General Practice South website is primarily for use by general practices and general practitioners, however consumers are encouraged to become familiar with the site. Specific pages within the website that may be of interest to consumers are:

  • Health Directory (listings of GPs, specialists and allied health professionals, aged care facilities and pharmacies in southern Tasmania)

  • Publications (including our regular newsletters and events calendar)

  • Mental Health Resource Folder (specifically Section 2 Key Contacts)

  • Patient Information: A collection of links giving pre-admission information at various hospitals as well as pre-testing pathology requirements

We welcome comments and suggestions for consumer input to the website.

 

Consumer News

 

Network Communications

The Consumer Health Network was formed in August 2001 and aims to improve communication between consumers and general practice, including broadening general practitioner understanding of patient health care needs. For more details, please see the Consumer Network Terms of Reference.

General Practice South maintains information flow via email, forums and newsletters. When applicable, consumer representation is sought for advisory groups, reference groups and surveys.

Consumers are invited to submit articles to our regular newsletter, the Division News, which is published and distributed every second month (February, April, June, August, October & December). This newsletter is distributed to all general practitioners in southern Tasmania and all articles are published at the editor's discretion.


Network Forums

All consumers on the network are invited to our Consumer Health Forums held twice yearly. Some past forum topics have been: 

Guest speakers are included at the forums. Some past presenters have been:

  • Susan Powell (Manager, Service Planning, Integrated Care Centre Program)

  • Dr Geoff Chapman 

  • Anthony Speed (State Manager, Commonwealth Dept of Health & Ageing)

  • Dr Nick Cooling (General Practitioner)

  • Graeme Lynch (CEO, National Heart Foundation, Tasmania)

  • Helen Cameron-Tucker (coordinator out-patient cardiopulmonary rehabilitation at the Royal Hobart Hospital Tasmania)

Suggestions for future forum topics and/or speakers are welcomed - please email or call the consumer health program officer.


Resources

General Practice South develops a variety of resources, predominantly for practice use. Queries or suggestions for resources may be directed to the relevant program officer (see above).

Getting the most from your visit to the doctor, is a useful information brochure that includes helpful hints and advice for making the most of a visit to the GP

Our consumer focussed News Briefs:  June 2010   March 2010

Links of consumer interest:

 

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