Category: ADHD
WCHN Finalist
We’re proud to announce that our GP ADHD Shared Care Program was a finalist in the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN) Excellence Awards for 2024. This honour recognises our efforts in translating research into practice and enhancing quality care. The program aims to ensure a smooth transition for young individuals with ADHD from paediatric […]
GP ADHD Shared Care Program Expands
We are thrilled to announce the expansion of our GP ADHD Shared Care Program, with 22 young individuals recently transitioning from Paediatric Outpatients into the program, and an impressive 186 GPs now participating. Previously, young people with ADHD endured exceptionally long waits for state-regulated psychiatrist supervision of medication, especially during the critical transition of finishing […]
Launch of the GP ADHD Shared Care Program
GPEx has recently introduced the GP ADHD Shared Care Program to aid adolescents with ADHD during their transition from paediatric services to adult healthcare. This initiative extends the framework previously established by the Women’s & Children’s Hospital to encompass the services provided by the Northern and Southern Adelaide Health Networks. Designed with the successful GP […]
GP ADHD Shared Care Program is coming
The exciting new GP ADHD Shared Care Program is coming! In collaboration with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), the Program will enable a seamless transition for young individuals with ADHD from specialist paediatric care to their GP, fostering continuity in treatment. The Program empowers GPs to manage long-term medication with the support of […]
GP ADHD Shared Care News | Senate backs General Practice to have larger ADHD role | November 2023
Senate Backs General Practice To Have Larger ADHD Role Allowing GPs to play a greater part in diagnosis and management could reduce harms caused by existing treatment barriers, a bipartisan committee found. A Senate committee’s seven-month inquiry into ADHD assessment and treatment barriers has produced a host of recommendations, including for GPs to play a greater […]
Talking All Things ADHD – GP ADHD Shared Care Program Q&A Webinar
‘What is it all about?’ Join us and let’s dialogue together! The Shared Care model seeks to bring together the knowledge and experience of tertiary specialist clinicians, and general practitioners on the understanding that improving the quality of help requires recognition of these multiple perspectives, and that inclusivity is critical. Continued cross collaboration will occur […]
GP ADHD Shared Care Program
The South Australian GP ADHD Shared Care model is an exciting collaboration with CAMHS and GP Partners Australia, with the overarching goal of supporting GPs when caring for a young person who makes an informed choice to have care provided within a shared care arrangement. Shared care represents an opportunity to practice collaborative, holistic mental […]
Introducing the New GP ADHD Shared care Program
‘What is it all about?’ It is brand new and we are excited! The Shared Care model seeks to bring together the knowledge and experience of tertiary specialist clinicians, and general practitioners on the understanding that improving the quality of help requires recognition of multiple perspectives, and that inclusivity is critical. Continued cross collaboration will […]
