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The GPs role in School Based Vaccination Program

Adolescaent expandedvaccinations are an important part of the National Immunisation Program Schedule. Although the majority of adolescent vaccines are administered as part of the School Based Vaccination Program (SBVP), GPs and other health professionals have an important role to play in ensuring good vaccine coverage across Australia. Please click here to read further.

Expansion of Free Pertussis Vaccine Program


Provision of dTpa: diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis acellular vaccine (Boostrix/Adacel)

Eligibility for the current Queensland Government free pertussis program for parents has been expanded.

Free pertussis vaccine is now available for:

  • birth parents, foster parents, adoptive parents, grandparents of babies under 6 months of age
  • other adults in a household with a baby under 6 months of age

This advice supersedes all previous advice about eligibility for the free pertussis vaccine program.

Vaccine can be ordered from the Queensland Health Immunisation Program (QHIP) in the usual way.

 

Free Whooping Cough vaccine for new parents

The SouthEast Primary HealthCare Network takes a systematic approach to supporting general practices to implement the National Immunisation Handbook (9th edition) including the Australian Standard Vaccination Schedule, and National Immunisation Program and the General Practice Immunisation Incentives scheme (GPII).

Jennifer Lopez Joins the Fight Against Pertussis!

 
The immunisation program has two main objectives:
  • To support general practice to implement the National Immunisation Program in accordance with the Australian Immunisation Handbook, 9th Edition 2008 and current Australian Standard Vaccination Schedule
  • To support practices to reach and maintain a coverage rate of greater than 90% childhood immunisation according to GPII statistics.
  

Healthy Kids Check

The Healthy Kids check was released on 1 July 2008. MBS Item Numbers will support medical practitioners and practice nurses to undertake healthy Kids Checks to ensure every four year old in Australia has a basic health check to see if they are healthy, fit and ready to learn when they start school. The Healthy Kids Check will promote early detection of lifestyle risk factors, delayed development and illness, and introduce guidance for health lifestyles and early intervention strategies. Immunisation is mandatory with a Healthy Kids Check. Further Information

SPHN offers support resources such as four year old Birthday Cards and Brochures to recall children registered at your practice.

Click here to access Healthy Kids Check DoHA - Get Set 4 Life now available in translated languages.

Click here to access Healthy Kids Check Checklist

Click here to access Healthy Kids Check Fact Sheet

Click here to access Healthy Kids check provided by a Nurse or Registered Aboriginal Health Worker Factsheet

Click here to acces Healthy Kids Check Q&A

Click here to SAVE Healthy Kids Check Recall Letter (Save and import into Medical software)

Click here to SAVE Healthy Kids Check Template for Assessment (Save and import into Medical software)

Click here to access BMI Calculator for Children

Immunisation Australia Program

NEW LINKNational Immunisation Program Schedule

Australian Immunisation Handbook 9th edition

Myths and Realities

Reporting Recording and Rates - This resource can be obtained by contracting Sylvia Penhaligon spenhaligon@sphn.org.au or 07 3290 3733

 

KISS Keep it Simple and Safe!

Website to manage vaccine cold chain. This website is designed to assist anyone that provides a vaccination service including both non-clinical and clinical staff such as - GPs, Nurses, Practice Managers / Staff, Aboriginal Health Worker. 
 

Prepare for the storm season. Safeguard your vaccines.

 

Strive for 5

Guidelines to strive for five degrees when storing vaccines!

Immunisation Catch Up

Immunisation Calculator

Qld Health Catchup Pack

 WHO Global vaccination schedules

 

Do you send immunisation data online? 

Benefits of sending immunisation data online:

  • Reduces manual handling of immunisation information
  • Reduces double handling of immunisation information
  • Can be sent daily with medicare data
  • Medicare updates information overnight with Centrelink

For a list of software vendors offering online claiming please click here. For further information please phone Sylvia on (07) 3290 3733.

 Click here to view the Nurses Consultation Information Flyer
 

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