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CHN partnered with local organisation Coolamon Advisors to provide Cultural Awareness Training for primary health care providers in the ACT, services commissioned by CHN and CHN staff. The training provided to these target groups is supported by the Indigenous Health Team, who also provide in-service training and education to improve the services offered to our First Nations community in the primary care environment. These practice visits educate GPs, Practice Managers, Practices Nurses and Allied Health Professionals about the fundamentals of providing culturally safe care, as well as raising awareness of government initiatives and programs that are available to our First Nations community as part of the Closing the Gap initiative aims.
CHN created and published the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Toolkit for General Practices. This Toolkit acts as a guide for anyone working in general practice to improve the services that they offer to First Nations clients. It covers everything from asking the question to ascertain a patient’s Indigenous identity, to safe language to use, to MBS items that should be offered to First Nations clients. The Toolkit is available here and has been promoted through newsletters and at educational events for health professionals in the ACT.
Approximately 17.5% (AIHW) of First Nations people living in the ACT received a MBS715 Indigenous Health Assessment in 2020/21.
