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Changes to Chronic Disease Management and MBS items
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.
Local trainee provides mental health support to Warren’s youth on Country
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.
Four Additional Medicare Mental Health Centres to Open in 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.
WVPHN Launches National Residential Aged Care Home Telehealth Training Program
Led by Western Victoria Primary Health Network (WVPHN), a consortium of 16 Primary Health Networks (PHNs) across Australia launched the Residential Aged Care Telehealth Training Program this month.