Jane Bollen

Primary Healthcare Nurse Consultant at BMP Healthcare Consulting

Jane is a Primary Healthcare Nurse Consultant for BMP Healthcare Consulting, transitioning in 2009 from a Critical Care and Perioperative nursing career to General Practice as part of the SA Government GP Plus Practice Nurse Initiative. She has worked as a general practice nurse in several general practices across Adelaide. At one general practice, Jane set up a Healthy Ageing Clinic. The nurse clinic aimed to deliver more planned and structured care, use GP and nurse time more effectively, and give enhanced access to those patients facing barriers to care.  

In her role with BMP Healthcare Consulting, Jane educates health professionals on the issues of healthy ageing, frailty, polypharmacy, care coordination and team-based care. She is proficient in using general practice clinical software, using practice-based data, and reviewing practice systems to improve operational and clinical effectiveness.

Jane is a past Board Director of the Australian Primary Health Care Nurse Association (APNA) and now represents APNA on the Royal Australian College of General Practice (RACGP) Expert Committee- Standards of General Practice and the RACGP Standards for General Practice Residential Aged Care Facilities working group. In addition, Jane has recently chaired the RACGP/APNA Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines for General Practice and other Office Based and community-based practices.