Jacki Eckert
Program Manager
CDM, Accreditation, IT/IM & Practice Nurses
Ph: 02 6049 1906
Email: jeckert@bordergp.org.au
What is the NiGP Program?
The NiGP Program aims to support General Practice to recruit and retain qualified Nurses to improve quality and access to Primary Health Services in our community.
Across AWRGPN 81% of Practices employ one or more General Practice Nurses.
What does the NiGP Program do?
The Program offers local education and skills training for Nurses working in General Practice facilited through the Network. This is based on a needs assessment survey of Nurses and supported by Government funding.
The Practice Nurse Network meets bi-monthly providing important networking opportunities. It also involves an educational component usually presented by local primary health professionals, designed to improve knowledge of local services and maximise use of the MBS in caring for people in the community. All Nurses working in General Practice are invited to attend.
The Program assists practices to orientate Nurses new to General Practice by offering site visits and one-on-one education.
The Program produces a bi-monthly newsletter to keep Nurses up to date with local, State and Federal information relevant to the role of the General Practice Nurse. It also includes a 'help desk' by phone or email for all Nurses and Practices which operates during business hours.
The Program Manager is available to visit any Nurse or Practice to provide on site support and education as required.
How can the NiGP Program help you?
NiGP can assist in orientating Nurses new to General Practice to the Primary Health System, Medicare, General Practice procedures and the professional scope of the Practice Nurse.
We offer education to up-skill Nurses thereby allowing them the scope to expand their role to meet the needs of the community served by their clinic.
Networking opportunities are provided to reduce the professional isolation which can occur working alone.
We are a focal point for information dissemination to Nurses and Practices and offer site visits to assist with developing their role in the General Practice Team.
What has the NiGP Program achieved?
NiGP has provided or facilitated access to many local professional development and training opportunities. The Practice Nurse Network is well attended and both the Network and newsletter are highly valued by Nurses. The 'help desk' is well used by Nurses and Practices. The Program Manager is available to visit any Nurse or Practice to provide on site support and education as required.
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Practice Nurse Professional Development Portfolio (DCGPA)
Medicare Q&A May 2010
Q&A Primary Care May 2010
Medicare Position Statement for item no. 10997
Chronic Disease Management for Practice Nurses
Medicare Benefit Schedule Item Numbers - July 2008
Practice Nurse Medicare Benefit Schedule Item Numbers - July 2007
Education
Practice Nurse Orientation Program 2010
AWRGPN Events Calendar
Scholarships -
Nursing & Allied Health Scholarship & Support Scheme (NAHSSS) Update
Applications open 14th August!
The Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA) has been appointed as administrator of nursing scholarships under the Dept of Health and Ageing NAHSSS program. Previously the Australian Practice Nurse Association (APNA) administered the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) category for Practice Nurses. Under the new arrangements, the nursing element of the scheme is administered in 4 streams, Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Clinical Placements and CPD. CPD for Practice nurses will fall under the CPD NAHSSS stream.
The scheme will invest more than $100 million over four years to support undergraduate and postgraduate study, clinical placements and continuing professional development activities for nursing and allied health students and professionals.
The scholarships worth up to a total of $1,500 per applicant for a one-year study period are intended to assist nurses in meeting the cost of their continuing professional development. This can include short courses, workshops and conferences.
Further information about the NAHSSS can be found at:
Employing a Practice Nurse
Business Case Models
Employing a Practice Nurse
Information for General Practice
Information for Nurses
Information for Patients
Nurses Award 2010
Practice Nurse PIP Incentive
Recruitment and Orientation
ANF - Nursing in General Practice
AGPN Recruitment and Orientation Guide
Australian General Practice Nurse Study
Competency Standards for Nurses in General Practice
Nursing in General Practice: A Guide for the General Practice Team
Role Descriptions - RN, EN, Aboriginal Health Worker
Aboriginal Health Workers and Medicare FAQs
Delegation and Supervision of Registered Nurses and Midwives (Vic)
Delegation and Supervision of Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses and Midwives (NSW)
Domestic Violence Referral
Nurse Immuniser Accreditation (Vic)
Practice Nurse Task List
Registered Nurse and Nursing Practitioner in Primary Care Consensus
Snap Shot on Practice Nurses
Professional Standards
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Australian Nurses and Midwives Council
Australian Nursing Federation
Australian Practice Nurses Association
Continuing Competence Framework
Competency Standards
Nurses and Midwives Board New South Wales
Nurses Board Victoria
Scope of practice/professional standards
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CDM Item No. Flow Chart
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Ausmed Conferences
Australian Wound Management Association
Dandenong Casey Division
North East Valley Division
Monash Division
DHS Storage of Drugs in General Practice (Vic)
Jan Rice Education
Key Requirements for Nurses Providing Acute Care (other than Nurse Practitioners) (VIC)
Nursing Competencies in General Practice
Online Wound Education
Primary Health Care, Research & Journal information
Nursing Organisations
Australian General Practice Network
Australian Nurses Federation
Australian Practice Nurses Association
General Practice Victoria
GP NSW
Royal College of Nursing Australia
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Clinical Resources
Lab Tests Online
Older People
Royal Children’s Hospital
RCH Factsheets
RCH General Medical Clinical Resources
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Diabetes - Prevention and Support
Department Of Health & Ageing
RACGP Guidelines
Diabetes Management in General Practice (15th edition)
Greenbook
MyGeneralPractice
Redbook
SNAP Guide
Standards
Wound Management
AWMA
EWMA
Global Wound Academy
Independence Australia
World of Wounds
Cardiaovascular Disease
Department of Health & Ageing
Heart Foundation
Stroke Foundation
Screening of Mood Disorders following Stroke or TIA
Stroke Management Working Party from Albury Wodonga Health (Wodonga Hospital)
Arthritis
Arthritis NSW
Arthritis Victoria
Renal Disease
Kidney Health Australia
Respiratory Disease
Australian Lung Foundation
COPDX
Lung Health Promotion Centre
National Asthma Foundation
Education
ANF
APNA
College of Nursing
RCNA
Scholarships
Ausmed
Australian Practice Nurse Association
Benchmarque Group
Royal College of Nursing Australia
Medical Observer PN
Information
Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science (AAESS)
For information on referring to an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Referral Forms in Medical Director and Best Practice Formats.
Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing
Department of Health & Ageing – Nursing in General Practice
General Practice Victoria
Healthinsite
Primary Times (APNA membership needed)
Primary Care Health and Research Information Service (PCHRIS)
Verification of Death (Vic)
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