busnews.com.au July 2019 ABC 35TheIncolink Busis
designedtoenhance
ourexistinghealth
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designedto
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Thebuswillbe
visitingworksites
inVictoriaand
Tasmania.ABOUT APC
The Australian Prostate Centre (APC) connects
and partners with world-class research
programmes and education institutions, which
in turn inform APC’s clinical practice, it states.
The APC has treated more than 15,000
men since 2014, providing not only best
practice diagnosis and clinical treatment, but
complete support with services like exercise
physiology, pre and post-surgery rehabilitation,
psychology, specialised nursing – whatever it
takes to help men get back on their feet sooner,
it adds. Located in North Melbourne, it is the only
men’s clinic in Australia offering 360 degrees of
prostate cancer care under the one roof.
The APC is recognised and respected by
medical and education institutions around the
world and yet APC is a not-for-profit facility
and remains committed to helping every man,
regardless of their insurance status, it says.
APC is, “...doing everything it can to improve
how prostate cancer is diagnosed, treated and
supported – with research, with education, and in
clinical practice.” The CEO is Mark Harrison.workers doing it tough by
providing someone to talk to
on-site.
O’Brien says the health
checks would be voluntary and
confidential, while helping put
workers in touch with other
support services when needed.
“Seeing a GP or nurse is
often the first step in talking
about something that’s been
bothering you physically or
mentally,” he said.
“Incolink Health Checks can
help provide peace of mind
to workers, or deliver an early
warning to consider lifestyle
changes or seek further advice.”
The Incolink Bus will ensure
construction workers – many
of whom may be reluctant to
visit GPs or struggle to find the
time due to family and work
commitments – have easy
access to these checks.
The PSA (prostate specific
antigen) blood test can help
detect prostate cancer by
measuring levels of the protein
PSA, and is recommended for
men who display other symptoms
of prostate cancer such as
frequent or painful urination.
The bulk-billed mobile health
checks are offered at no cost to
workers, with Incolink funding
the program as an investment in
healthy worksites, it states.
SCANIA INVOLVEMENT
When ABC magazine contacted
Scania for comment on its
involvement, a spokesperson
stated: “Scania is delighted to
assist in the provision of a vehicle
to Incolink, given the importance
of the work the medical staff will
be doing.
“The Scania Touring is well
positioned for this role, being able
to be fitted out for this application
very rapidly, and providing a large
amount of luggage capacity for allof the systems and gear the bus
has to carry.
“Because Scania carries stock of
the Touring for immediate delivery,
we were able to get the Incolink
bus onto the road very quickly,”
they explained.
As Incolink says, “The Incolink
Bus is designed to enhance our
existing health checks model
by adding prostate screening and
bringing general practitioners
into the programme. The Incolink
Bus is custom designed to
deliver these new-look health
checks, as well as skin checks
to construction sites around
Victoria and Tasmania. The
introduction of a mobile,
purpose-built solution will make
it much easier to deliver health
checks on a job site.”