After Hours Medical Services

Follow the links below to find information about the provision of medical services after normal working hours.

Reviewed June 2007

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Title:   After Hours Other Medical Practitioners (AHOMPs) program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The AHOMPs program provides access to the A1 Medicare rebate to non-vocationally recognised medical practitioners providing after hours general practice services through an accredited general practice or an accredited Medical Deputising Service (MDS). Normally non-vocationally recognised medical practitioners would access the A2 Medicare rebate.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Media release. Phillip Island residents to get after-hours GP service
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Phillip Island residents are set to continue to have access to after-hours GP services, following a joint funding commitment by the Australian and Victorian governments.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Media release. South Australians get 24-7 health advice
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   All South Australians will have access to a free 24-hour, seven-days-a-week health advice line from today, with the launch of South Australia's branch of healthdirect Australia.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Parent Helpline
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   The Children, Youth and Women's Health Services (CYWHS) Parent Helpline provides telephone information and support to parents in South Australia - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   After Hours Primary Medical Care Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The purpose of the After Hours Primary Medical Care Program (AHPMC) is to improve access to quality after hours primary medical care and progress systemic reform by trialing key interventions.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Media release. More support for after hours GP services in Geelong
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Two more GP clinics in Geelong will receive funding from the Australian Government to help them provide after-hours services.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Media release. HealthDirect Australia begins operation
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   From 25 July 2007, people in the Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory and Western Australia can call a 24 hours a day, seven days a week call centre for health advice.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Youth Healthline
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   The Youth Healthline is a 24-hour, 7-day telephone service for young people aged 12 to 25 years in South Australia.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Round the clock Medicare: Higher Medicare rebates for after-hours GP attendances
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Information on higher Medicare rebates related to after-hours attendances by general practitioners.
Title:   Overview of the National Health Call Centre Network (NHCCN, or 'the Network')
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Information on the NHCCN initiative announced by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) in February 2006.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   The Rural Workshop agenda and materials report
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
Description:   The After Hours Workshop Proceedings Report seeks to provide a summary of the presentations, discussions and conclusions of the After Hours Workshop held in Sydney on March 22-23 March 2001. This Workshop was the 3rd in a series that commenced in 1997.
Title:   Summary of findings: Informed consumer preferences for after hours primary medical care
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This is a report which aimed to assess the Australian community's visibility for After Hours Primary Medical Care (AHPMC) through informed and analytical process, one that recognised the cultural and socio-economic diversity of the Australian population.
Title:   The Medical Deputising Service Workshop proceedings report
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
Description:   This Medical Deputising Service Workshop Report seeks to provide a summary of the presentations, discussions and conclusions of the Medical Deputising Service Workshop held in Canberra on 18 May, 2001.
Date:   Jul 2001
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