Express your interest to participate in the Victorian Department of Health’s State Health Emergency Response plan.
SEMPHN is participating in the Victorian Department of Health's State Health Emergency Response Plan (the Plan). To support the Plan, Primary Health Networks will help with preparedness, response, and recovery, so that local communities have the best available primary healthcare following an emergency.
The Plan outlines a coordinated response to emergencies, covering:
- Bushfire
- Flood
- Heatwave
- Train or plane accident
- Epidemic
- Wide-scale food poisoning
SEMPHN's support during state health emergencies
SEMPHN keeps a register of general practice staff who are willing to respond in an emergency. The register streamlines the process of coordinating services during a time when a quick response is required.
In the event of an emergency
SEMPHN may send out an initial SMS message to health professionals who have registered to be part of the emergency response, to gauge the potential capacity of the regional response.
Examples of response are:
- Taking on additional patients for a short period of time
- Staffing a field clinic where local infrastructure is not available
- Caring for people affected by an emergency either locally or, if required, further afield.
Get involved
If you, or your practice, are interested in supporting your community during an emergency, please fill out this form.
Information gathered will be recorded in a secure, limited-access database, and shared with the Victorian Department of Health (DH) for the purposes of the emergency response only.
We will confirm yearly your continued involvement.
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