Current News

DCGPA 2008 Year in Review

Monday 1st December 2008

See what we've been up to this year !
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Professor of General Practice Dandenong Casey

Thursday 27th November 2008

The Dandeonong Casey General Practice Association (DCGPA) in partnership with Monash University and Southern Health has established an Academic Unit to be based at DCGPA.  The position of Professor of General Practice & Director Primary Care Research Dandenong & Casey has been advertised in The Australian and will appear in The Age on 29 November 2008. Full advertisement click here Position description click here

Summary of new MBS Item numbers : General Practice & Allied Health

Monday 24th November 2008

DHS working to provide information and support to Victorian primary health care agencies

For details click here

Health Rescue Workshop

Monday 27th October 2008

On Saturday 25th October @ the Dandenong Bunnings store the division held a health awareness morning. Click here for details and pictures. 

Southern Metropolitan Region Palliative Care Consortium

Monday 20th October 2008

New website for events, links, general information and news.

For details click here

Southern Health GP Access

Monday 13th October 2008

The site has been updated - GP's please refer prior to patient transfer and bookmark site for future reference.

Melamine in white rabbit creamy candy

Monday 29th September 2008

The Department of Health and Ageing has released an alert to notify medical practitioners that a brand of confectionary White Rabbit Creamy Candy has potentially been contaminated with a toxic chemical substance, Melamine.

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Update - Landfill issue Cranbourne

Thursday 25th September 2008

Latest information available.

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Landfill issue Cranbourne

Monday 22nd September 2008

There has been an evolving issue regarding land fill gas from a closed former landfill site leaching into a housing estate in Cranbourne. The Community fact sheet (read more) has been updated to include the Community Support Line Number 1800 890 390

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Australian Primary Care Collaboratives

Monday 15th September 2008

An opportunity to share and learn with other practices.

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