The Yorke Peninsula Division of General Practice in South Australia received a grant from GSK in 2009 to improve immunisation rates for influenza and pneumococcal disease among Aboriginal communities in their local region. The first part of the program included in-depth research to identify barriers to immunisation in the community. The second part addressed these barriers by implementing tactics to improve access to, awareness of, and the benefits of immunisation among community members.

GP down south Division of General Practice in Western Australia received a grant from GSK in 2009 to develop a best practice manual template for protecting staff, through immunisation, from vaccine preventable diseases such as influenza, whooping cough, hepatitis A and B, and measles, mumps and rubella. The pilot program alone led to impressive improvements in regional immunisation protocol with between 17-33% more employees being immunised against these diseases, as well as a marked increase in their knowledge of infection control.

Please see below for more information on previous Adult Immunisation Grants winners