Over the past five years, North Coast PHN has been working with community members from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities, located further than 20-minutes drive away from their closest emergency and/or medical service.
One of the main issues identified by community members was access to timely medical assistance as these communities experience a high incidence of farm and other vehicle accidents resulting in injury.
North Coast PHN funds free first aid training to improve the knowledge, skills and confidence of community members to administer first aid training and provide support whilst awaiting ambulance assistance.