Greater capacity and capabilities for Western NSW Aboriginal Medical Services (AMSs) to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents living with chronic disease will be delivered by the revised Integrated Team Care (ITC) Program that comes into effect on January 1.
The ACT and NSW Primary Health Networks will play a key role in the distribution of the GP trainee workforce after being awarded a grant through the Australian Government’s Health Workforce Program.
Western NSW children are amongst the most prepared in the country to combat preventable diseases according to the latest national immunisation data.
Children in Western NSW are embracing a healthier future empowered by language and communication, with four Western NSW primary care programs being hailed for their effectiveness as part of Speech Pathology Week 2022.
Improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Western NSW is the number one strategic goal of WNSW PHN.
Community healthcare providers across Western and Far West NSW are rising to the cause of responding to the regions’ type 2 diabetes needs under the NSW Government’s $13.7 million Collaborative Commissioning: Care Partnership – Diabetes program.
People living with Type 2 diabetes in Western NSW are set to benefit from a $13.7 million investment from the NSW Government’s Collaborative Commissioning program aimed to drive patient centred diabetes care in their local community.
Residents of Western NSW are being encouraged to take advantage of the local availability of COVID-19 Vaccinations for children and adults.
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.
This year, as part of our Reconciliation Action Plan, the WNSW PHN held events across all offices to honour and amplify National Reconciliation Week and its 2025 theme of Bridging Now to Next.
Learn more about the new National Lung Cancer Screening (NLCSP) and what your role you play in the screening program as a health professional.
More than 100 health professionals gathered in Dubbo last Saturday for the 2025 Type 2 Diabetes Masterclass “ a full-day, multidisciplinary learning event that brought together clinicians, educators, and lived experience to strengthen diabetes care across Western NSW.