June 22 2023
Winter strategy for respiratory diseases 2023 update; take-home messages
This summary provides you with the most important messages from the Public Health update held on 21 June.
This summary provides you with the most important messages from the Public Health update held on 21 June.
Typically, the start of winter has seen the numbers for respiratory diseases such as COVID-19 and Influenza increase across NSW.
In alignment with the Commonwealth’s National COVID-19 Health Management Plan to support COVID-19 vaccination for priority populations, the PHN will continue to support providers.
As we move to COVID-19 infections being part of our business as usual, this service closed on 31st March 2023 and will no longer provide patient monitoring or clinical advice.
After recent changes in ATAGI recommendations, the demand for Covid 19 booster vaccinations, especially for bivalent mRNA booster vaccinations has increased.
The Australian Government has followed the advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) and announced that all adults who have not had a COVID-19 booster or a confirmed COVID-19 infection in the past six months can get another booster to give them additional protection from severe illness.
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From 9 September 2022, isolation periods for COVID-19 positive cases will reduce from seven to five days following a positive test ONLY IF you have no symptoms on Day 5.
The University of New England (UNE) Medical Centre has been recognised for its efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic earning the Patients First Award at the PHN's 2022 Primary Care Quality and Innovation Awards.
The Primary Health Network is seeking your input on the health of primary care across our region during the COVID-19 pandemic.