The Department of Health and Aged Care has prioritised early intervention initiatives to support healthy ageing and ongoing management of chronic conditions and enable senior Australians to live longer in the community.
The PHN is launching an early intervention pilot program to identify older people who are pre-frail and frail.
Two unique programs have been awarded joint winners of the Supporting Patients Through Technology Award by the PHN.
The current wait time for new Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients for both the private and public neurology services across the Hunter New England Local Health District is significant. Patients can expect to await up to and beyond 12 months to secure an appointment. A number of private neurologists are at capacity and have closed their books.
The Commonwealth Dept. of Health has developed a range of resources for health professionals and vaccination providers to support the 2022 influenza vaccination program
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.
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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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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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.