August and September are peak months for invasive meningococcal diseas and NSW Health is urging GPs to be alert for the disease in all ages.
NSW is offering meningococcal ACWY vaccine (Men ACWY) to Year 10 and 11 students through schools in 2018 and to Year 10 students in 2019.
A new report on General Practice in the region has been released.
Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association’s General Practice in Western New South Wales, August 2018, has detailed analysis on the state of General Practice in the Western NSW PHN area.
Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN), in partnership with Charles Sturt University School of Rural Medicine, is conducting qualitative research to explore how General Practice registrars choose where to study and train, and the factors that influence whether they remain in or leave Western and Far West NSW.
Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN) was proud to be an exhibitor at the Rural Medicine Australia 2025 (RMA25) event held in Perth WA over three days, 22nd to 25th October 2025.
Changes to bulk billing incentives from 1 November 2025 will expand the eligibility of bulk billing incentives to all Australians with a Medicare card.
Bulk billing incentive payments changes from 1 November 2025 will expand the eligibility of bulk billing incentives to all Australians with a Medicare card.
This year marks 10 years since the establishment of the Primary Health Networks (PHNs). A decade of working to build healthier communities, both nationally across 31 PHNs and locally through the Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN) in the Far West and Western regions of NSW.
The Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing invites GPs and general practices to attend a webinar on upcoming changes to bulk billing.
This National Diabetes Week, the spotlight is on prevention and early intervention to create a healthier future for everyone. In Western NSW, a series of ECHO sessions facilitated by Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN) is supporting that goal “ bringing together local GPs, GP registrars, nurses, pharmacists, Aboriginal health professionals, and allied health practitioners to build knowledge, confidence, and capacity in Type 2 Diabetes care.
The Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care “ My Care Future project, which will help the Orange and Dubbo communities to plan for their future health care, launched today in Orange.
Last month, the WNSW PHN hosted 314 healthcare professionals in Orange, Dubbo and Broken Hill at it’s tenth annual Immunisation Conference.
New GP Chronic Conditions Management (GPCCM) MBS items commence from today, 1 July 2025.