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Quicklinks and guiding documents

Service navigation for health professionals

Brisbane North Primary Health Network (PHN)'s Service Navigator helpline

A helpline, staffed by clinical nurses, available to health professionals for advice and information about health and community services throughout the North Brisbane and Moreton Bay Regional Council regions. Operates Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm.

Supporting patients to access aged care services

A national resource for GPs, specialists and health professionals on aged care services.

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

An Australian government service that provides financial support to people under the age of 65 with a permanent and significant disability. This may include younger onset dementia.

Team Care Coordination program

A free phone and in-home service delivered by clinical nurses for people over 18 with chronic health conditions. It supports people to remain living at home by improving their self-management and quality of life.

My Aged Care service navigation for health professionals

Health professionals play a key role in supporting patients to connect with My Aged Care and access services. If you believe a patient needs aged care services, you can make a referral to My Aged Care to have their needs assessed. check out this page for more information.

Guiding documents

National Dementia Action Plan

A 10-year plan to put people living with dementia, their families, and carers at the centre of all action on dementia.

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia, their diversity, histories and knowledge and their continuing connections to land, waterways and culture. We pay our respect to all Australian Indigenous Peoples and their cultures, and to Elders of past, present and future generations.

We would like to express our gratitude to all the healthy ageing advocates, including people living with dementia, older people, families, carers and health professionals, who contributed to the development of this portal. Thank you for sharing your stories and transferring your knowledge to make this portal purposeful and meaningful to support people in the North Brisbane and Moreton Bay region.