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After hours clinic to get new software

 

Woy Woy After Hours Medical Service has received a Federal grant of $49,530 to "implement an information management solution".

The new software will computerise medical records of patients attending the service, allowing information to be quickly passed back to their regular treating doctor.

Member for Robertson Mr Jim Lloyd welcomed the announcement by the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Kay Patterson, that funding would be provided to facilitate the development of an improved medical service for the residents of the Peninsula.

Mr Lloyd said: "This funding will provide people with greatly improved access to affordable, high quality after-hours services.

"Most patients who receive after-hour treatment do not have the opportunity to be treated by their regular doctor and it is vital that doctors have immediate access to the patients medical records ensuring improved patient health outcomes.

"The After Hours Primary Medical Care (AHPMC) Development Grants Program will complement existing health services, enhance cooperative arrangements with health care providers and improve services to the community," Mr Lloyd said.

"It is encouraging to see the Commonwealth's commitment to primary health care for the community, demonstrated at a local level in Woy Woy," Mr Lloyd said.

"This program is further testament to this Government's commitment to improving the quality of after hours primary medical care services for all Australians," Mr Lloyd said.

The AHPMC Development Grants Program is a key feature of the Commonwealth Government's AHPMC Strategy, worth $43.4 million over four years, which aims to improve both the range of health care services and after hours service provision for providers and communities across Australia.

Press release, June 25