What is Palliative Care? In acknowledgement of National Palliative Care Week, The PHN has developed a short educational video to help people understand more about palliative care.
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit older Australians particularly hard as one of the most vulnerable populations to the virus. This has resulted in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) being locked down, staff dealing with COVID-19 related deaths, outbreaks, staffing shortages, and potential job losses due to mandatory vaccination.
The Australian Government has accepted the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation’s (ATAGI) recommendation that an additional booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine be provided to vulnerable population groups to increase their protection levels before winter.
Today is the beginning of Dementia Action Week 2021 and Dementia Australia has released the survey findings and report ‘Dementia and discrimination – enough is enough’.
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May 2021 May 2021
Our PHN is offering ten people the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills in the important area of grief and loss.
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April 2021 Apr 2021
With Heart week starting on Monday May 3 the PHN’s rural Clinical Council is urging all health professionals and community members to start a conversation about heart health and discuss the steps we all need to take to reduce our risk of developing heart disease.
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March 2021 Mar 2021
In preparation for the rollout of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, a vaccination module has been developed and released in Capacity Tracker.
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February 2021 Feb 2021
The Department of Health has published a readiness toolkit for residential aged care facilities (RACFs) to help prepare for the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines and obtaining and recording consent for residents.
Residential aged care facility patients on the Coast are being spared unnecessary visits to local hospital emergency departments thanks to a new mobile X-ray service.