Point-of-Care Decision Support Tool for an Instant Overview of Key Patient Information

Fact sheet for practices utilising POLAR for PIP QI

POLAR JSON File for PIP-QI – Ensuring practices can participate in the Practice Incentives Program

A brochure with key information for general practices on the POLAR data extraction tool

PDSA – Participate in free flu jab vaccinations for June 2022

PDSA specifically for a recall and reminder system for First Nations Peoples to access COVID-19 booster vaccinations.

Infographic for GPs to understand the support that practice facilitators can provide in completing a successful referral into WVPHN Primary Mental Health Care programs

A quality improvement infographic to support activities for Heart Disease.

A quality improvement infographic supporting change activities for Hepatitis C in general practice.

This is an infographic to support quality improvement ideas for care plans – GPMPs and TCAs

A PDSA to assist and support the improvement of care for patients with an intellectual disability

PDSA on how to improve recording of patients with an intellectual disability in general practices.

Infographic you can use to support ideas or activities to expand on to improve service delivery for patients with an intellectual disability

This guide is to assist you in increasing the recording of Blood Pressure in patients with Diabetes. Using the various tools and resources in this guide is one part of gaining success in this QI activity, our team of Practice Facilitators are here to support your clinic preparation, implementation, and evaluation of the activity.

WVPHN commissioned services fit within a staged care model. This image represents 5 levels of care, the health service and the relevant programs associated to each level of care

PDSA Improve Type 2 Diabetic patient indicators

Template to record and track the QI activities in the practice

Increase recording of patients with intellectual disabilities in practice clinical system.

PDSA on how to initiate a nurse clinic in general practice on wound management.

PDSA to support quality improvement activities on resourcing in general practice for wound care management

Quality Improvement – Ideas for changes for implementation

The IAR Tool for Mental Health is available to General Practitioners and clinicians to help identify appropriate level of care for a patient seeking mental health care

Designed to help your practice complete Quality Improvement (QI) activities.

This is a quality improvement infographic that you can use to support any ideas or activities you may want to expand on in relation to cancer.

This is a quality improvement infographic that you can use to support any ideas or activities you may want to expand on in relation to pain management.

This is a quality improvement infographic that you can use to support any ideas or activities you may want to expand on in relation to emergency management.

This is a quality improvement infographic that you can use to support any ideas or activities you may want to expand on in relation to diabetes.

This is a quality improvement infographic that you can use to support any ideas or activities you may want to expand on in relation to smoking status of patients.

As a membership organisation, WVPHN strives to support, foster development in and advocate for primary health services and professionals throughout our region.

How to keep track of SHS uploads to My Health Record in Clinical Software

QI Poster template – this can be used to highlight to your patients what QI activity you are currently working on in your practice. (Blue)

Quality Improvement (QI) Poster – can be used to highlight to your patients what QI activity you are currently working on in your practice. Download and enable editing (white)

The Cleansing CAT allows the easy identification of critical missing patient data by providing a set of predefined reports. These reports provide data that would otherwise require multiple filter selections and recalculation.

What is Electronic Pathology Requesting & what are the benefits of Electronic Requesting? Checklist

E Requesting in Primary Care Flowchart

What is Telehealth? and Getting Started Factsheet

Implementing My Health Record into the practice, uploading Shared Health Summaries and Event Summaries will ensure health providers have access to important clinical information.  Guide for practice nurses.

Getting started, registering with My Health Record

This cleansing guide uses CAT4 to identify inactive and duplicate patients, patients with no DOB or gender recorded, as well as missing accreditation items from your practice software

The Emergency Response Planning Tool (ERPT) is a cloud-based tool which assists general practices in better preparing for, responding to and recovering from the impacts of emergencies and pandemics.

A checklist which includes some ideas for things to think about as part of becoming Telehealth enabled.

A checklist for pharmacies to prepare for E-prescribing

Electronic Prescriptions – What can I do to prepare my practice?

My Health Record is a secure online summary of an individual’s health information and is available to all Australians.

PDSA Review the Alcohol Status of Patients +15

PDSA Increase rates of Patients over 65 with Flu Vax

PDSA Increase Online Appointment bookings

PDSA Increase General Practice preparedness for Emergency

PDSA Clinical Coding

Increase awareness of refugee health

Change ideas to help design, deliver evaluate services to CALD communities

PDSA Increase Staff understanding of Family Violence

PDSA Improve access to Heart Health Checks

PDSA Increase demographic data for digital health

PDSA Increase patients with Shared Health Summaries

PDSA Increasing number of telehealth care planning appointments

PDSA Improve Opioid Management and Reduce Risk

PDSA Review the smoking status of Asthma patients worksheet

PDSA Increasing weight height waist measurements in GP worksheet

PDSA Increasing rates of COPD patients with flu vax worksheet

PDSA Increasing BMI recordings in General Practice worksheet

PDSA Increase number 715 Health Assessments worksheet

PDSA Improve knowledge of Advance Care Planning worksheet

PDSA Improve Type 2 Diabetic patient indicators worksheet

PDSA Improve health for Aboriginal patients worksheet

PDSA Improve cultural awareness of practice staff worksheet

PDSA Improve asthma diagnosis and cycle of care plans worksheet

PDSA Identify patients with a high BMI eligible for a Health Assessment worksheet

PDSA Hep C Uptake therapy and treatment worksheet

PDSA Hep C Identify and manage patients worksheet

PDSA Hep C Destigmatising in Community worksheet

PDSA Data Cleansing worksheet

PDSA COVID Vaccinations worksheet

A quick reference guide to change ideas for quality improvement on weight and nutrition

Induction template for new practice managers

This template outlines a range of information that your practice may wish to include in a position description for a Practice Manager.

This template outlines a range of information that your practice may wish to include in a position description for a Nurse Practitioner.

This template outlines a range of information that your practice may wish to include in a position description for a Medical Receptionist.

This checklist aims to assist by providing some important prompts, however, it is recommended that you personalise and tailor it to your practice needs.

The purpose of this template is for your practice to be able to provide a cohesive source of information to be used for new staff as part of their induction.

Provide a cohesive source of information for patient communication. This template will support your practice for accreditation under RACGP’s 5th edition criterion.

Measuring patients who have either type 1 or type 2 diabetes and who have had an HbA1c measurement result recorded

Focus area – Data Quality

PDSA Cervical Screening worksheet

Being prepared for the arrival of a new GP will not only provide a smooth transition for your staff and patients, it will also encourage locums or registrars to return to your practice for future placements.

A Victorian Government initiative. In Western Victoria, WVPHN is contracted to support the establishment of GPs and practice nurses in school-based clinics.

General practitioners can offer additional help to patients with chronic conditions through care planning. GPs can prepare a GP Management Plan and Team Care Arrangements, if they determine a patient would benefit from coordinated support. 

Whether building a practice from the ground up, renovating an existing building or taking over an active general practice, you may need to seek building permission, planning or development approval from local government or council.