The Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) Digital Health Team recently visited pharmacies in the Cairns and Hinterland region in preparation for electronic prescribing.

Restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic affected many areas of people’s lives in northern Queensland, including their access to and use of health services such as the National Cancer Screening programs.

Good Shepherd Lodge in Mackay is the site of North Queensland’s first Specialist Dementia Care Program (SDCP) unit.

A number of Australian Government agencies have been working together for some months on PPE supply. As part of this work the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, in collaboration with the Department of Health, has developed the PPE Buyer’s Guide. The purpose of the buyer’s guide is to assist organisations when purchasing PPE for COVID-19.

The Northern Queensland PHN Digital Health Team recently hosted an event in Cairns around privacy and security in a healthcare practice.