Drought Suicide Prevention Grants to improve community resilience and wellbeing
The PHN is offering Drought Suicide Prevention Grants to encourage communities to improve their resilience and wellbeing and increase preparedness.
The PHN is offering Drought Suicide Prevention Grants to encourage communities to improve their resilience and wellbeing and increase preparedness.
Aimed at youth leaving high school (at any age/level), the platform incorporates resources, videos and advice to assist young people to navigate life after school.
The 2023 Resilient Australia Awards were held this month at NSW Parliament House, where The Resilience Project was recognised as one of three finalists in the Mental Health and Wellbeing category for their 2022 Mid Coast project following bushfire and floods.
From 1 November 2023, the varicella virus recombinant vaccine, Shingrix ®, replaces Zostavax®, on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) schedule for the prevention of shingles and post-herpetic neuralgia. It is available for eligible people most at risk of complications from shingles (1). The program changes follow recommendations from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) and other clinical experts (1).
NSW Health has recently introduced a second universal antenatal syphilis screen at 26-28 weeks gestation and additional screening for women at high-risk of syphilis in pregnancy. This is in response to concerning increases in maternal and congenital syphilis diagnosed in NSW.
Changes to ATAGI guidelines: Monovalent COVID-19 vaccines - As our regions faces increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has issued updated advice regarding the use of Monovalent Omicron XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccines.
The PHN has been working on reducing the burden of reporting for Commissioned Services. Part of this project was the introduction of a consistent validated Participant Reported Experience Measure (PREM) administered by Cemplicity, who will administer, collate and report the YES PHN Survey. Commissioned services are in the process of adopting this as new process.
Do you work with people with heart disease? We want to know your perceptions on using genetics to inform nutrition interventions.
Before heading overseas these holidays, we are asking Australians to add vaccinations to their travel checklist.
The PHN is informing primary care providers that on 24/11/2023, the Public Health and Surveillance Branch in the Office of Health Protection of the Department of Health and Aged Care has issued a quarantine notice for the product; InterPharma Sodium Chloride 0.9% 10ml or 30ml ampoules.