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Our Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) program provides quality, evidence-based educational information for GPs, practice nurses, pharmacists and consumers about medicines. QUM aims to support high quality patient care through selecting management options wisely; choosing suitable medicines if a medicine is considered necessary; and using medicines safely and effectively.
gpns works in collaboration with the National Prescribing Service (NPS) and the Drug and Therapeutics Information Service (DATIS) to provide health professionals with quality information.
To contact DATIS, phone: 8275 1763 or for therapeutic advice, phone: 8275 1678.
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gpns supports general practice in the quality use of medicines through:
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Quality Prescribing Initiative - Practice Incentive Payment (QPI PIP)
By participating in certain educational activities, general practices can receive financial compensation under the Quality Prescribing Initiative (QPI).
NPS activities that attract PIP payments are:
For more information about the PIP or to refister your practice in the program, contact Medicare Australia or call the PIP Enquiry Line on free call
1800 222 032. You can also click here for the NPS brochure; Quality Prescribing Initiative of the Practice Incentives Program.
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The National Prescribing Service Ltd (NPS) provides a range of free resources, including translaterd medicines information, to help consumers understand their medicines.
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