The Enhancing Paediatrics in Primary Care (EPiPC) program provides single advice support to General Practitioners to care for children 0-7 years old within the Murrumbidgee region who are experiencing behavioural and/or developmental concerns. This program employs a Community Paediatrician to provide an advisory support service to support GPs within the primary care setting.

The EPiPC program aims to increase GP confidence and skill in providing initial behaviour/development screening and recommendations at an earlier stage for children they see in their practice. Recommendations may include appropriate screening tools, interventions and therapy that can be initiated in the primary care setting. Overall, we hope to increase continuity and collaboration to ultimately improve the journey for families and children with behaviour/development concerns.

EPiPC email support

The email support service is available to all GPs in the Murrumbidgee region for specific queries regarding children with behavioural and/or developmental concerns. For email support from the Community Paediatrician, GPs can complete the following proforma and fax or email their query to the following: FAX to (02) 69339268 or EMAIL to MLHD-CCH@health.nsw.gov.au.

If no response received within 2 weeks, please contact MLHD-CCH@health.nsw.gov.au directly to ensure Clinical Query has been received.