Maari Ma Health’s strength-based healing program ‘Kalypi Paaka Mirika’ (Barkindji language for ˜Clear River Ahead’) has been won WayAhead’s Mental Health Matters Aboriginal Social And Emotional Wellbeing Award.
Dr Richard Draper has been named NSW / ACT GP of the Year by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
On the weekend the majority of Australians voted against enshrining an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament.
Regardless of our personal views on the proposition before the Australian people, we would like to acknowledge the emotional costs that this public debate has caused our Aboriginal community.
As of 1 October, patients are now able to register with their regular practice if the practice is registered with MyMedicare.
If you haven’t done so already, practices must return to the Organisation Register from 1 October and add ˜MyMedicare program’ to your practice registration.
Drought is a recurring environmental challenge in the Western NSW area, and while the business risk for primary care providers may be much lower than that of other business,primary care providers may still be exposed to drought mitigation efforts.
This year’s theme for World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2023 is ˜Mental health is a universal human right’, making this a good reminder to all Australians to look after your mental health and seek support through services like Head to Health.
The Central West NSW region is no stranger to emergencies and disasters. Spring time is the best time to make sure you have your plan in place, just in case.
The Men’s Table has arrived in the Central West and is seeking men to participate. Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN) is proud to fund this important initiative to encourage men to connect and share the highs and lows of life.
HealthPathways is a valuable source of best-practice, online guidance for clinicians and contributes to CPD (Continuing Professional Development).
CPD activity reporting just got easier with the new CPD Reporting feature in HealthPathways. If you have a HealthPathways account, you now have access to CPD Reporting.
Services Australia has advised there will be a system release for the Organisation Register on 9 December 2024, which will introduce some changes.
MyMedicare registrations continue to increase, particularly general practice-led registrations. As of 6 November 2024, 2,126,435 patients, 6,329 general practices and ~47,000 provider numbers are registered with MyMedicare. MyMedicare voluntary patient registration is a foundation for person-centred primary care.
From 21 January 2025, a regular podiatry service will be available at Thrive Medical in Broken Hill.
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Wellington Antenatal Clinic was one of 20 clinics recognised as ˜Medicare Champions’ last week by the Prime Minister and Health Minister.
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The Far West and Western NSW region is supporting World Diabetes Day on 14 November. The Care Partnership “ Diabetes (CP-D) program partners are launching a range of initiatives to support people living with type 2 diabetes and the health professionals who provide their care.
In September, Healthdirect launched an enhanced After Hours General Practitioner (AHGP) support trial. 50 residential aged care homes (RACH) in the Far West and Western NSW regions are included in the expanded service pilot.
We are excited to announce that there is a new way to search HealthPathways.
On 25 September the Department of Health and Ageing announced the commencement date for Chronic Conditions Management MBS item changes have been deferred to 1 July 2025.
The draft Advice on the National Suicide Prevention Strategy has been released for public consultation.
We’d like to encourage you to provide your feedback!