75+ health assessments.
BACKGROUND
The Enhanced Primary Care package (EPC) includes item numbers for annual health assessment of people aged 75 years and over. Nursing or allied health staff can perform these as home visits and save the general practitioner considerable time.


OBJECTIVE
Explanatory notes for conducting these assessments are described with reference to the RACGP guidelines in print or on the internet.


CONCLUSIONS
75+ health assessments (75+ HA) represent an opportunity for GPs to improve the functional status of their elderly patients at the same time as building team work with nursing and allied health professionals.
Newbury
J
J
Department of General Practice, Adelaide University, North Terrace, 5005 South Australia. jnewbury@medicine.adelaide.edu.au
Marley
J
J
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001315:Australia; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010808:Physical Examination