Doctors in Secondary Schools Program

The Victorian Government is making sure young people are getting the health support, advice and treatment they need so they can reach their full potential.

Doctors in Secondary Schools Program

Each of the nine secondary schools participating in the Doctors in Secondary Schools (DiSS) program is serviced by a general practitioner, practice nurse and general practice management to support the program delivery and access to students.

This initiative has provided modern, fit-for-purpose consulting room in schools. All secondary school students who are enrolled in a participating school across Gippsland have access to a GP and practice nurse. The schools are listed below.

GPs and practice nurses attend the DiSS onsite at the secondary school on either a weekly or fortnightly basis. Telehealth has also been introduced as an option for consultation.

The objectives of the program are to:

Make primary health care more accessible to students
Provide support to young people through the early identification of health problems
Reduce the pressure on working families.

Program principles include:

Equity of service
No cost of access to a student, parent or caregiver
Youth friendly
Staff trained in adolescent health
Student confidentiality
Cultural safety

Gippsland PHN funds the following general practices to deliver DiSS services in local secondary schools:

Swifts Creek P-12 School – Gippsland Lakes Complete Health
Bairnsdale Secondary College – Gippsland Lakes Complete Health
Sale Secondary College – Inglis Medical Centre
Traralgon Secondary College – Latrobe Community Health Service
Kurnai College – Latrobe Community Health Service
Neerim District Secondary College – Neerim South Medical Centre
Warragul Regional College – Latrobe Community Health Service
Drouin Secondary College – Central Clinic, Warragul

To find out more download the DiSS Operational Guidelines.

Additional Resource

You can also call HeadtoHelp on 1800 595 212 or visit visit www.headtohelp.org.au

Key contacts

LifeLine

13 11 14

BeyondBlue Support Service

1300 224 365

Suicide Call Back Service

1300 659 467

MensLine

1300 789 987

Kids Helpline

1800 551 800

Qlife

1800 184 527