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The draft Advice on the National Suicide Prevention Strategy has been released for public consultation.
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New information on changes to Chronic Conditions Management Items was released on 23 August 2024.
Subject to the passage of legislation, from 1 November 2024, there will be a revised structure for items for chronic disease management.Proud Wiradjuri woman and Warren local, Shaana Daley, is providing much-needed culturally safe and informed mental health support to her community’s youth thanks to a trainee program aimed at improving access to Aboriginal mental health support in Western NSW.
On Friday 16 August 2024 at the Adult Mental Health Centre in Parramatta, the locations of four additional Medicare Mental Health Centres for NSW were announced. Medicare Mental Health Centres provide free, walk-in support for people struggling or in mental distress, and ongoing care for more complex mental health needs.
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.