Healthy Towns Free Community Days Announced
Optimal Care Pathway – Quality Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with Cancer
Cultural understanding and respect are key to improving Indigenous cancer care and outcomes. Cancer Australia has released a new, first of its kind Optimal Care Pathway, which identifies core approaches to ensure quality care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer and improve their cancer treatment experience and outcomes. The Optimal Care Pathway
Book Your Spot at the 2018 Needs Assessment Survey Results Presentation
In June 2018, North Coast Primary Health Network (NCPHN) ran Speak Up, a community survey asking locals for their experience with local health services. Over 3,300 locals completed the survey, offering valuable and unique information about accessibility, health challenges, health service providers and service quality across the North Coast. We would like to share the
New NSW Health Opioid Dependence Guidelines Released
New Opioid Dependence Treatment Guidelines have been released by NSW Health. The Guidelines provide clinical guidance and strategic policy direction to the provision of opioid treatment in NSW. Among the many updates in the new Guidelines is an enhanced focus on the issue of ‘Fitness to Drive’ and the assessment of patients on the Opioid
Bullinah Aboriginal Health Service to Build New Ballina Clinic
The Board of the Bullinah Aboriginal Health Service (BAHS) has announced the recent purchase of land in Ballina that will eventually become the home of a purpose-built culturally appropriate health facility. ‘It’s been a great week, we have been saving funds for over 10 years, so it’s a long time coming,” Board Chair Brenda Holt
Help Boost Participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
The closing date for applications for the National Indigenous Bowel Screening Pilot has been extended to 27 July 2018 following an enthusiastic response from primary health care services. The pilot aims to increase the participation of Indigenous Australians in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP). Indigenous participation in the NBCSP is estimated at less
