Gold Coast PHN is an independent, not-for-profit organisation, funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care.
We are committed to building a healthy, connected, and resilient community and do this by working with General Practice, pharmacists, nurses, allied health professionals, residential aged care facilities, hospitals and an array of secondary care providers to keep Gold Coasters out of hospital living happier, healthier and longer in the community.
In January 2023, the MedicineWise (MWA) and Doctor’s Bag (DBA) mobile applications were transitioned from the former NPS MedicineWise to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission). MWA enables consumers and health professionals to track their medicines and acce...
The University of Queensland wants to improve medication safety at discharge Introducing OPTMED-D project The University of Queensland is launching a clinical trial in December 2025 to test a multifaceted intervention designed to improve communication between health professionals during a patient’...
As the May 2025 launch of the Australian Government’s Chronic Wounds Consumables Scheme gets underway, Gold Coast GP Dr Stephen Yelland and Nurse Practitioner Nicola Morley discuss how the human touch and the power of listening can lead to successful chronic wounds management. Two of the nation’...
Changes to Queensland’s legislation relating to Immunisation Medicines have been made effective as of 7 April 2025. Below outlines a summary of these changes. The amendments include changes to the list of immunisation medicines contained in the following Extended Practice Authorities (EPAs): Pharm...
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