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Effective partnerships provide positive experiences for consumers and carers. They help deliver high-quality health care and improved safety. The Digital Mental Health Standards focus on ensuring that service users are partners in the planning, delivery and evaluation of services, as well as partners in their own care.

Register now to hear our panel of consumers, carers and service providers explore how services can develop and maintain user participation, what co-design means in practice, and how partnerships strengthen services. You will learn how to develop and support meaningful partnerships in every aspect of your service.

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.

The biennial New England Dementia Forum is returning in 2023 via an online format. This forum features expert presentations on recent developments and best practice in dementia diagnosis, management, and care. Anyone working with people living with dementia and/or their carers are welcome.

The Australian Government, through the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan, is expanding and implementing the Initial Assessment and Referral (IAR) tool in primary care. The IAR Guidance and Decision Support Tool (IAR DST) is a holistic decision-making framework that uses the stepped care approach to assist general practitioners and clinicians in matching consumers with the most appropriate mental health services for their needs.

The PHN will be providing 2-hour group training workshops to assist GPs and staff to learn how to use the IAR-DST online, therefore enhancing understanding and providing further IAR-related support for our communities.

Note: other session dates are available on 1 August and 15 August.

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.

Join us at the Immunology Crossroads Conference at the renowned Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) located within the John Hunter Hospital Campus. This ground-breaking conference brings together leading experts, researchers, and clinicians presenting autoimmune diseases, creating a dynamic platform for the exchange of ideas, breakthrough discoveries, and collaborative opportunities.

The conference will feature keynote speeches by renowned clinicians and thought-provoking panel discussions. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to explore a range of topics, including immunotherapy, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, immunogenetics, and much more. The Immunology Crossroads Conference serves as a valuable forum to bridge interdisciplinary gaps, fostering collaboration among researchers, clinicians, and industry professionals.

In addition to the main conference, there will be a concurrent Nursing stream running in the Cameron Room. Nurses and healthcare professionals specializing in immunology will have the chance to participate in targeted sessions designed to enhance their knowledge, skills, and clinical practice.

A grant program to address the growing number of under-screened communities eligible to participate in the National Breast Screening Program has delivered significant improvements to screening rates of First Nations people across the HNECC PHN region.

Healthcare professionals and patients gain access to accurate and reliable information by exchanging high-quality data among different providers and systems.