Alfred Health GP News

April 2026

In this edition:

  • Improving clinical handover on discharge
  • Sandringham Hospital update:
    • Women’s and Newborn Services
    • Sandringham ED
    • Specialist clinics at Sandringham
    • Sandringham Urgent Care Centre
  • Caulfield Hospital update:
    • Specialist clinics and Health

In case you missed it:

  • eReferral acknowledgements on the Consultmed dashboard
  • Older Persons Care Hub
  • Volunteer once a month with Street Side Medics

March 2026

In this edition:

  • Advice and Guidance
  • eReferral – acknowledgements on the dashboard
  • Older Persons Care Hub
  • Referral Guideline updated
    • Neurosurgery referral guidelines
    • Respiratory referral guidelines
  • Radiology update – Inteleviewer access
  • Discharge summary update - Anticoagulants
  • Patient Portal update
  • Volunteer once a month with Street Side Medics

Upcoming education and events:

  • Elevate your emergency skills in 2026
  • Occupational Lung Disease in Australia: Emerging issues
  • Workers’ compensation overview

February 2026

In this edition:

  • Advice and Guidance
  • Older Persons Care Hub
  • Using AI for discharge summaries – GP reviewers needed
  • Patient-Initiated Review (PIR): A New Follow-Up Model in the Sleep Clinic
  • Caulfield Chronic wound clinic
  • Southcity Clinic – Addiction Medicine
  • Medicinal cannabis and driving: New resources for clinicians
  • Body and Brain Study – Exploring dietary fibre in IBS and Mental Health

In case you missed it:

  • Voluntary Assisted Dying Legislation Update