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Australians can have their say on the future of healthcare with a nationwide online survey on digital health launched this week by the Australian Digital Health Agency.

This is such a demanding time for those in primary healthcare. Taking care of ourselves so we can take care of others has never been more important. Making the time for self-care and lifting the burden through meditation are proven factors in avoiding burn out, anxiety and depression.

The PHN (Hunter New England Central Coast PHN) and The Well Being Initiative are offering 12 meditative sessions designed to lift the load and re-group. Each session involves a brief introduction to the meditation style, brief evidence base, innovative breathwork and stress release. Various relaxing exercises, tools and guided visualisations are all suitable to those who have never meditated and those who have. Drop into any session or enrol for all of them.

Australia’s digital health system is rapidly growing and evolving and, as part of that evolution, the Australian Digital Health Agency is working closely with Services Australia, software developers, and healthcare organisations to implement enhancements to the National Authentication Service for Health (NASH). These enhancements will provide enhanced security protection for healthcare information and reduce the need for healthcare organisations to manage multiple certificates.

To provide stronger protection NASH SHA-1 certificates are being replaced by NASH SHA-2 certificates and connections to digital health services must transition to NASH SHA-2 certificates. As we are actively working towards the progressive release of NASH SHA-2 certificates in September 2021, the Agency is hosting a webinar for stakeholders responsible for supporting healthcare providers

All Aboriginal people 12years and older are eligible and a priority population for COVID-19 vaccination, yet the current vaccination rate among Aboriginal people in NSW is significantly lower than non-Aboriginal people. Outbreaks affecting Aboriginal communities in different parts of NSW have increased the urgency for vaccination.

It can be confusing to know when you become eligible to receive a vaccination, but there are a few ways you can find out.

Hannah Morgan, Social Worker, will be providing an overview of the barriers that LGBTIQ+ people experience when they access palliative care services. She will also provide information on the skills and knowledge required to create safe, respectful, and inclusive spaces for LGBTIQ+ people.

She will share findings from LGBTIQ+ Health Australia’s research and will provide resources that aim to support practitioners to take action towards inclusive palliative care as soon as they leave the session.

Join us for this Mastermind session during Nursing in the Community Week. In this session we will focus on the role of Primary Healthcare Nurses in the potentially preventable hospitalisations of practice patients.

The session will discuss the following topics:

• Define what constitutes a potentially preventable hospitalisation

• Identify patients most at risk for potentially preventable hospitalisations

• Consider hospital avoidance strategies for General Practice, especially in the current climate impacted by COVID-19

Australia’s peak youth health consumer body will be running a one-day virtual summit on Wednesday 15th of September.

The YHF National Summit will bring thought leaders and policy makers together with passionate young people to discuss the health issues that affect people under 30.

It will focus on three main areas;

How well is the current health system serving young people?

How can policy makers and health advocates work together?

What do young people need from the future of healthcare?