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.
A grant program targeting flood-affected communities in the New England region has delivered significant improvements to the mental health and social connectedness of a complex cohort* who often fall through the gaps in existing services.
Following a successful grant offering, the Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECC PHN), has announced the arrival of four new general practitioners (GPs) to the Hunter, New England North West and Manning regions.
The Tamworth community is being encouraged to wear red and join in the Heart Week Walk, Chat and Check to look after their heart health.
The PHN has developed a suite of recruitment videos to assist all health care businesses with recruitment.
A Tamworth based collaborative have joined forces to reduce the growing incidence of cardiovascular disease across the Tamworth Local Government Area (LGA).
The GP Bush Grants are being offered as a second round, following the successful recruitment of nine GPs in 2022 through a similar grant package.
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.
In 2019, the Primary Health Network (PHN) undertook a health needs assessment in Glen Innes and Tenterfield as part of its Rural Communities Project.
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.