Improvements to the Make a Referral tool
It is now easier for health and aged care professionals to refer people for an aged care assessment. My Aged Care have updated the Make a Referral tool to:

• remove the need for users to re-enter their contact information for each new referral
• extend the time-out to 60 minutes, so information isn’t lost to inactivity.

Submitting referrals into My Aged Care is quicker, easier and more secure through online channels. They include:

• Make a Referral form (for health and aged care professionals)
• GP e-Referrals (for GPs)
• Apply for an assessment online form (for family, friends or individuals).

New online features
Some new features on My Aged Care will make it easier for senior Australians to find the information they need. My Aged Care encourage you to invite your patients and clients to try them:

• clients and representatives no longer need to phone My Aged Care to activate their Online Account. By confirming their identity in myGov, they can now access their own record.
• clients and representatives are now able to specify that documents uploaded to the My Aged Care Online Account are for an assessor or a provider. These will be available to view immediately on their My Aged Care record, without processing delays. Detailed information on the new process is available in the Online Account Guide for Documents.
• a new video on how clients and representatives can access and use their Online Account is now available on the My Aged Care website.
• My Aged Care have also updated the Fee Estimator tool on the My Aged Care website. It is now easier for consumers to understand what their level of contribution would be.

Due to a number of requests from doctors across the Cairns and Hinterland region, Cairns Sexual Health (CSH) has created a step-by-step guide to becoming a registered provider of MS 2-Step.

Doctor Heather McNamee and Doctor Charlie Dixon together with a representative from the sexual health nursing and pharmacy teams are providing face-to-face and online training throughout May.

Please see the below for more information:

1. prior to the training, visit the Marie Stopes website and register to become a provider: https://www.mariestopes.org.au/become-a-prescriber/. This is a quick and simple process that will also take you through some online learning. This will greatly support the education provided by the CSH team
2. attend a two hour training and Q and A session, either in person at Cairns Sexual Health or via zoom. The preferred day for training is a Wednesday in May (when the CSH clinic is closed) from 2pm-4pm, however there is some flexibility around this.
3. sit in on medical termination consults with the CSH medical team. This option is available (but not compulsory) to compliment the formal training. These appointments are held all day Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

If you are interested please contact Erin McBride by email at erin.mcbride@health.qld.gov.au and nominate your preferred Wednesday in May (5, 12, or 26) to attend the training.