September 15 2023
Central Coast HealthPathways September Update
Read the latest updates to Central Coast HealthPathways
Read the latest updates to Central Coast HealthPathways
COVID-19 vaccines continue to be effective in reducing the risk of severe illness and death. This is particularly important for older adults and those with risk factors for severe disease (1).
The Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECC PHN) is one of six PHNs that have been selected to pilot a new model of trauma-informed care to support victim-survivors of family, domestic and sexual violence commencing in 2024.
Read all of the latest updates to Central Coast HealthPathways
My Medicare aims to strengthen the relationship between patients, their general practice, general practitioner and primary care teams.
NSW Health Pathology has updated advice to clinicians in Hunter New England Health and Mid North Coast Local Health District, as well as GPs, to ensure clinicians are aware of the correct ordering protocol for Faecal PCR test assays.
Four Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (UCCs) will be established within the Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network.
After more than three decades without a local General Practitioner, the community of Spring Ridge is celebrating the arrival of Dr Owen Boyd, a GP who will service the community with two face-to-face consultation days on a regular schedule, while providing telehealth for the remainder.
The PHN has recently commissioned five service providers to deliver primary mental health services for priority populations across the Hunter, New England, and Central Coast regions. The following information contains information regarding eligibility and providers.
Primary care providers and their staff are increasingly finding themselves as part of the front line dealing with the impact of disasters.
Over recent years the Hunter New England and Central Coast regions experienced the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, bushfires, drought, extreme weather events including thunderstorms and severe floods, and a rodent plague.