Page 4892 - Week 13 - Thursday, 28 November 2019

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• Canberra Health Services provides a Genetics Service. The service offers clinical genetic consultations, genetic counselling, risk assessment, education, genetic testing, and medical advice and management, as well as psychological support to individuals and their family members with a personal and or family history of a genetic condition or a suspected genetic condition.

• The Health Protection Service (HPS) manages risks and implements strategies for the prevention of, and timely response to, public health incidents for the whole of the ACT, including the electorate of Yerrabi. This is achieved through a range of regulatory and other activities relating to areas such as food safety, communicable disease control and immunisation, environmental health, emergency management, pharmaceutical products and services, tobacco control and analytical services.

(2) (a) The Gungahlin WIC, GCHC, CCP and HPS.

(b) The following health related services are delivered in ACT schools in the electorate of Yerrabi:

• The School Youth Health Nurse Program – co-funded by Canberra Health Services and the Education Directorate, that provides access to a School Youth Health Nurse program in all ACT government high schools. In Yerrabi this includes Amaroo School, Gold Creek School, Harrison School and University of Canberra High School Kaleen.

• The Healthcare Access at School Program – delivered as a partnership between Canberra Health Services and the Education Directorate to provide support for students with complex medical needs in ACT government schools. This program is accessible to students in all ACT public schools as needed including schools in the Yerrabi electorate.

(3) Communities@Work operates from Gungahlin Community Centre (in addition to other locations) and provides health related services under the Community Assistance and Support program. ACT Health also funds approximately 70 organisations that provide health related services across all electorates, including Yerrabi.

(4)

Name of Service

(a) Location

(b) Operating Hours

(c) Staffing Levels

(d) Administrative/Executive staff

Gungahlin Community Health Centre (GCHC)

57 Ernest Cavanagh Street, Gungahlin

Hours of operation at the health centres are 8:30am to 5:00pm.

Limited services are available on the weekends and public holidays. A limited nursing service is available after hours.

Staffing levels within the GCHC is variable and dependent on demand for services.

There are approximately six FTE administration staff based at GCHC. Health Centre administration staff provide reception and administration support to all services located within the GCHC - this includes the WiC.

There are no Executive staff based at GCHC.

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