The exceptional calibre of the primary health care sector across the Hunter New England Central Coast PHN is being celebrated as the finalists for the 2023 Primary Care Quality and Innovation Awards are unveiled.
Is your practice prepared if a patient discloses DFSV or abuse? A conversation could save a life.
Paramedics play an essential and irreplaceable role in our community and are regularly ranked as one of the most trusted professions in Australia. But due to the high stress work with exposure to trauma, long and shifting work hours and low rates of help-seeking – they are nearly twice as likely as the general population to experience mental ill-health.
The PHN invites expressions of interest for those wishing to develop Practice Management skills with fee-free training in collaboration with UNE Partnerships and the NSW Government.
In 2023, the vaccine recommendations for human papillomavirus (HPV) have changed and one dose of 9vHPV vaccine is now recommended and funded for adolescents aged 12-13 years.
The NSW Government is surveying businesses affected directly and indirectly by the recent storms and floods, to better understand the extent and severity of damage in the impacted Local Government Areas.
The aim of Urgent Care Services is to reduce the number of people presenting to emergency departments by addressing service gaps. On behalf of NSW Health, and in partnership with Central Coast and Hunter New England Local Health Districts, the PHN is assisting with the coordination of the Expressions of Interest (EOI) process for Urgent Care Services in our region. EOI related decisions will be made by NSW Health.
Healthcare provider organisations around the country will soon be able to update information about their healthcare services and practitioners in just one place using Provider Connect Australia, eliminating the need to keep multiple directories up-to-date manually.
More than 320 Hunter New England and Central Coast nurse immunisers, midwife immunisers, practice nurses, GPs, and health students gathered recently to attend the 2022 Coast to Country: Vaccination Protection For All immunisation conference.
Eight dinners, eight towns and over 200 guests have welcomed GP Registrars to their new homes as they set up for their six-month placements across the Hunter, New England, and Central Coast Regions.