About Us

National Prescribing Service (NPS)

Objectives:

  • Promote the quality use of medicines
  • Provide GPs with independent evidence-based medicine guidelines
  • Improve health outcomes for Australians through prescribing that is safe, effective and cost-effective
  • Facilitate the dissemination of available NPS clinical audits
  • Increase GP awareness of the Quality Prescribing Initiative (QPI) for the Practice Incentives Program (PIP)

Activities:

  • Provide practice visits on the latest NPS topis
  • Provide small group case study meetings
  • Provide information on the latest evidence-based guidelines
  • Provide support to GPs on NPS topics
  • Provide NPS resources to GPs
  • Disseminate the latest available NPS clinical audits
  • Provide information on the QPI for PIP

Links:

Contacts:

  • NPS Facilitator
  • p: 02 9663 5958
  • f: 02 9663 5817
  • GP Advisor
  • Dr Shane Christensen
  • p: 02 9311 3633
  • f: 02 9311 3733