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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with undiagnosed hearing loss are disadvantaged at school with delayed auditory, cognitive and psychosocial development.

The CTG PBS Co-Payment program was established in July 2010 to improve access to affordable PBS medicines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with, or at risk of, chronic disease.

The PHN has developed resources to assist First Nations people to access reliable information about the COVID-19 vaccines, and to identify health services to manage and treat COVID-19 related illness.

Our PHN works with clinicians, service providers, people with a lived experience and local communities to commission mental health care that reflects local needs and focuses on safe, effective and quality service.

The PHN Healing Forums across Taree, Inverell and Cessnock were designed to increase access to First Nations community-identified approaches to improving the healing and wellbeing needs of HNECC Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

We have created a range of resources to assist with health planning in our region, integrating, analysing and summarising information and data from many sources. Our current resources are available below for download.

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

HNECC is one of 31 Primary Health Networks (PHNs) funded by the Australian Government to commission programs and services. Commissioning is a core activity of PHNs, and underpins all the work that we do.

With its stunning natural beauty, thriving local economy, and wide range of leisure activities, Narrabri Shire is an ideal place to call home. Situated two and a half hours from the Queensland border and well serviced by road, rail, and air, the Shire’s largest town of Narrabri is positioned on the crossroads of the Newell and Kamilaroi Highways.

Spanning 13,000 km² of spectacular national parkland, expansive agricultural landscapes and big sky vistas, the Narrabri Shire Local Government Area lies halfway between Brisbane and Sydney, in the heart of the Namoi Valley, North West NSW.