Peter Northcott
Program Coordinator - Clinical Placements at Gold Coast Primary Health Network - Clear Island Waters, QLD, AU
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Robina, Queensland, Australia
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Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN) is an independent, not-for-profit company, one of 31 Primary Health Networks established by the Australian Government on July 1 2015, to identify the health needs of local communities and fund and improve primary health services, to keep people well and out of hospital.We play an instrumental role working with the health sector and local Gold Coast community to improve health services for residents by:Identifying the health needs of local residents and designing solutions to meet those needs. This includes the assessment, planning and establishment of new health services.Funding health organisations to provide local health services across a range of areas including mental health, alcohol and other drugs, aged and palliative care, persistent pain, suicide prevention, cancer screening, immunisation, improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and supporting general practices in quality improvement.Helping the health system work better together for patients and their families. This includes supporting health professionals including general practitioners, to improve the quality of patient care.