Resourcing the WPCP

To enable organisations across the catchment to participate in relevant Wellington Primary Care Partnership activities in line with their capacity at that time, a number of working groups may be established around key strategic areas or joint initiatives. Organisations may choose for a range of workers to participate at any or all PCP meetings, though have only one voting right at business meetings.

The Wellington Primary Care Partnership has various working groups including the WPCP Integrated Chronic Disease Management Working Group

If you would like to be involved in any of these working groups, please contact Jo Cockwill  – jo.cockwill@cghs.com.au

Support for Professional Development

Wellington PCP has provided support for agencies wishing to send staff to professional development activities or conferences which will build agency capacity to improve service delivery, the management of clients with chronic or complex disease or to develop and implement health promotion strategies.

The PCP has developed a form for agencies to use to facilitate the support application process. PD Application

 

WPCP Newsletter and Attachment

2010

The latest information on events in 2011 – Upcoming Events - 2 February 2012

Other newsletters:

Make Written Information Accessible

How many people who visit or work in your organisation can read the information you provide? The Australian Bureau of Statistics suggest up to 47% of the population have difficulty interpreting information given to them. We all need written information that we understand.

Information allows us to make meaningful choices, access services and be included in our community.

Easy English and Plain English simplify written information and can add illustrations in a meaningful way. This makes it easier for the reader to understand and remember information.  These documents can be accessed from the Scope website – http://www.scopevic.org.au/index.php/site/resources#Easy_english

 

Calendar of Events

Business meetings will be held in the CGHS Lecture Hall from 10:30 am till 1:00 pm.  Our next meeting is on 30 January 2012. 

2012 Meetings

30 January 26 March 28 May
23 July 24 September 26 November

 

Executive meetings  will be held in the CGHS Room 137 from 10:30 am till 12:00 pm.  Our next meeting is on the 27 February 2012.

2012 Meetings 

27 February 23 April 25 June
27 August 22 October  

 

Health Promotion Meetings:  meetings are held bi-monthly on the 3rd Tuesday from 9.30am – 11am, in the Conference Room at Central Gippsland Health Service.  Our next meeting is 20 December 2011.

2012 Meetings

21 February 17 April 19 June
21 August 16 October 18 December

 

Minutes

 

Lap the Lakes

The Lap the Lakes event encourages greater physical activity in Wellington Shire by facilitating a team running/walking challenge.  Invitations are extended to businesses, schools, community groups and government and non-government organisations in the Shire to enter a team of four people to run/walk around Lake Guthridge and Lake Guyatt in Sale.  The aim is to encourage people to train in the months leading up to the event and then participate in the event.  The training program will hopefully encourage runners and walkers to participate.

The event was held for the first time in 2007 with 63 teams involved.  The Steering Committee, comprising representatives from Victoria Police, Wellington Shire Counicl, GippSport, Wellington Primary Care Partnership and Central Gippsland Health Service, decided to allocate a part of the entry fee to charity each year.  

 The following resouces are available for those who would like to conduct their own Community Fun Run/Walk:

‘Go for your life’ Healthy Food Options for Community Events