Practice Quality Improvement
Our Quality Improvement Strategy
Our StrategyOne of the fundamentals of quality and safety in healthcare is to embed a strategy for continuous quality improvement and to never stop trying to become better. As part of our service, accountability and commitment to you, we believe that we should continuously look to improve and build on [...]
QI Dashboard
This page displays a summary of the measures in our quality improvement efforts. Please refer to the specific sections for more detail. We prefer to use “run charts” to display this information, as it is the best way to display change over time and to best identify efforts that [...]
Prevention
Preventive medicine is the practice of promoting preventive health care to improve patient well-being. The goal is to ultimately prevent disease, disability, and death. Cervical Screening Cervical screening (previously known as PAP smears) is one of the most important preventative health measures women can undertake. [...]
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
People with heart disease require extra care to prevent more cardiac events, illness and death. Heart disease, and specifically ischaemic (or coronary artery) disease, is an important and common cause of death and disability in Australia. If you are known to have CHD, it [...]
Vaccinations
Vaccines are as important to your overall health as diet and exercise. When you skip vaccines, you leave yourself vulnerable to illness. Childhood Vaccinations Childhood vaccinations are a crucial measure in preventing debilitating and potentially life-threatening infections. The Australian National Immunisation Schedule is the result [...]
Managing Diabetes at HFGP
Diabetes care is complex, and there are many things we can measure that help us determine effectiveness of care. If you are living with diabetes, controlling your blood sugar is very important to prevent complications such as diabetic eye disease, diabetic kidney disease, and [...]
