GP Integration Units

An integrated approach towards health care is seen as the best solution to the challenges of aging populations, a growing prevalence of chronic illnesses, higher expectations for quality care and rising costs within limited health budgets.

GP Integration Units (formerly GP Liaison Units - GPLU) were established in NALHN in 2018 and SALHN in 2019 to enhance partnerships between the LHNs and general practices.

The CALHN GP Liaison Unit has been established for many years with a team of highly regarded and respected liaison nurses. In 2019, the partnership supported the employment of a GP to join the CALHN team. The success of the units has led to a further three-year agreement, signed by all partners until June 2025.

Since their inception, the GP Integration Units (GPIUs) have worked towards identifying and developing sustainable clinical collaborations, professional partnerships, service improvements and administrative efficiencies. These focus areas were determined via a series of workshops with representation from GPs and hospital clinicians.

Adelaide PHN has recently recruited two new GP Integration Officers (GPIOs), Dr Emily Gibson and Dr

Jaiveer Krishnan, for the NALHN region.

Dr Jackie Yeoh has recommenced her position as GPIO at CALHN while Dr Mai Duong continues as the GPIO in SALHN.

The GPIOs share the responsibilities of the units activities, with nursing and administration support provided by the LHNs, and are usually located in one of the public hospitals.

Each unit has a dedicated website and contact details, which can be found over the next pages.

Dr Emily Gibson, GPIO

Dr Emily Gibson trained in the UK initially in hospital medicine and then travelled to Hong Kong to work in primary and secondary health care.

She has been calling Adelaide home for the last 11 years and working as a GP in Gawler and Freeling. Emily is a busy mum who loves to travel and explore new places with her family in her spare time.

Dr Jaiveer Krishnan, GPIO

Dr Jaiveer Krishnan is a GP and Executive Director of Europa Medical Centre in Northern Adelaide. He holds executive roles as the Deputy Chair of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) SA & NT, board member of the Adelaide GP Council (AGPC), and VicePresident of the South Australian Indian Medical Association (SAIMA).

Jaiveer moved to the United Kingdom from India for his postgraduate studies and became a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) and the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP).

He holds a Master’s degree in

Diabetes from the University of Warwick.

Migrating to Australia in 2014, he became a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP).

He loves doing Taekwondo with his daughter, cycling, watching movies/ series, and spending time with family and friends.

Emma Young, Nurse Consultant

Emma Young has been working with the SALHN GPIU since March 2022. Before this, she spent most of her nursing career as a respiratory nurse in acute care and community roles across SALHN and NALHN.

She enjoys the diversity of her role in the GPIU and the chance to collaborate with many different stakeholders.

Emily O’Callaghan, GP Integration Support Officer

Dr Mai Duong, GPIO

Dr Mai Duong has been the GP at SALHN’s GP Integration Unit since its beginning. Mai’s career highlights during this time include creating connections with GP teams in the south through practice visits, email, website or newsletter interactions.

She also played a part in rolling out initiatives to improve GPs’ day-today work, such as the electronic discharge summaries. Mai is passionate about making it easier for clinicians across the health system to work together for better patient health outcomes.

Emily O’Callaghan is new to the SALHN GPIU team joining in January 2023. She has worked within SALHN for over 13 years and brings a wealth of corporate knowledge and key relationships internally and externally.

Emily has worked predominately in the Trainee Medical Officer space, supporting the medical workforce. She is passionate about doing her part to alleviate some of the pressure on the medical staff.

Dr Jackie Yeoh, GPIO

Dr Jackie Yeoh has been a GP working in Adelaide for 30 years, the majority of those at the Arkaba Medical Centre at Parkside. Last year she took on the role of medical lead for the COVID Care Centre at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and discovered a love for hospital avoidance.

This led her to continue working in the Hospital Avoidance Supported Discharge Service at Sefton Park. The work gives her lots of practice in finding good contact points and pathways for GPs to get help from the hospital system.

She is a jigsaw fanatic who loves to read and sing in her spare time.

Brianna Cornish, Clinical Nurse

Brianna Cornish (Bri) has been a nurse at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) for 15 years, including seven years as a GP Liaison Nurse.

She has worked within the RAH Vascular and Urology services in inpatient and outpatient settings, as well as three years in the Rural Liaison Clinical Nurse role. Bri fosters relationships between CALHN and the GP Community to optimise patient outcomes.

Outside work, Bri enjoys travelling and camping with her family and friends around Australia.

Christine Mogg, Clinical Nurse

Christine Mogg (Chris) is an experienced, customer–oriented professional with strong multi-tasking skills and the ability to prioritise efficiently.

She has many years of experience as a registered nurse at the RAH having a particular focus on upper GI surgical nursing.

She thoroughly enjoys her dual role as GP Liaison nurse and Rural Liaison nurse, where effective communication is key.

Get in touch

The GPIUs would love to hear from GPs about what they would like to see from the service and how the units can assist in making their lives easier. Please call or email the GPIUs using the contact details on the website provided below.

NALHN website

Email: Health.NALHNGPLiaisonUnit@ sa.gov.au

CALHN website

Email: health.calhngpintegrationunit@ sa.gov.au

SALHN website

Email: Health.GPIntegrationUnit@ sa.gov.au