GP Collaboration Unit
“Building a high quality interface between Area Health and General Practice, aimed at improving the health of the community in the Hornsby, Ku-ring-gai, Ryde and the Northern Sydney area”
The Northside GP Collaboration unit works with Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai, Royal North Shore and Ryde Hospitals, and is jointly funded by the Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service (NSCCAHS) and GP Network Northside.
- Do you need help to find a Hospital health service department?
- Do you need help to find a specialist?
- Have you had a problem with communication from or to the Hospital about your patient?
The Northside GP Collaboration Unit can help
The GP Collaboration Unit was established to improve communication between NSCCAHS Hospitals and General Practice and ensure GP representation on relevant Area Health Committees . Priority areas include working with Shared Care Programs:
- Shared Antenatal Care
- Mental health
- Drug and Alcohol
GP Representatives on NSCCAHS committees
| Committee Name | GPNN Representative |
| GP Council | Tricia Rowlison, CEO |
| Clinical Council | Dr Jennie Kendrick, Director & GPNN Chair |
| Drug & Alcohol GP Steering Committee | Dr John Smart, GP
Cynthia Stanton, Primary Care Services Coordinator |
| Area Health Advisory Council | Dr Magda Campbell, Director |
| Safe Start Implementation Committee | Dr Bambi Markus, GP |
| Women’s Health Network | Dr Maria Da Costa, GP Cynthia Stanton, Primary Care Services Coordinator |
| Families NSW Steering Committee | Dr Jackie Chapman, GP Cynthia Stanton, Primary Care Services Coordinator |
| STePS | Christine Brelsford, Practice Nurse |
| Northern Region Severe Chronic Disease Management Program Reference Group (SCDMPRG) |
Dr Ines Cibasek, GP Helen Merrick, Community Representative Group Cynthia Stanton, Primary Care Services Coordinator |
| HKH Joint Executive Committee | Tricia Rowlison, CEO, Dr Jennie Kendrick, Chair |
| RNSH Joint Executive Committee | Tricia Rowlison, CEO, Dr Kevin Wong, Director |
| HKH Access and Clinical Redesign | Dr Tom Acheson, GP |
| Ryde End of Life Committee | Dr Anne Low, GP
Cynthia Stanton, Primary Care Services Coordinator |
| Maternity Services/Shared Antenatal Care Working Group | Dr Maria Da Costa, GP
Cynthia Stanton, Primary Care Services Coordinator |
| Mental Health Drug & Alcohol Working Group | Dr Lyn Eggleston, GP
Cynthia Stanton, Primary Care Services Coordinator |
| Area Clinical Networks | TBC |
For further information please contact GPNN by phone on (02) 9477 8700 or via our contact form.