Do You Have a Patient with Cancer Living in the Ballina Shire?
Interested in Knowing More about the NCPHN Diabetes Scholarship and Credentialling Support Program?
Engage a Specialist Breast Care Nurse for Your Patient
NNSWLHD Receives Grant to Raise Awareness about Women and Heart Disease
Seeking Hospital Medical Specialists For Contract Positions: Pain Management and Opioid Prescription
Raise Awareness for World COPD Day
Did you know that Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) affects one in seven Australians aged 40 or over? Wednesday 17 November is World COPD Day. This year, Lung Foundation Australia is focusing on reducing the stigma associated with lung disease. A number of events are being help in hosptials, community centres and pharmacies across the
4400 Reasons to End Foot Amputations
Did you know that there are more than 4,400 amputations every year in Australia as a result of diabetes? Around 85% of diabetes related amputations are preventable if wounds are detected early and managed appropriately. Patients with diabetic foot ulcers have morbidity and mortality rates on par with aggressive forms of cancer. People with diabetes
Fighting Child Obesity the Go4Fun Way
A program aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of children above a healthy weight has just registered its 10,000th participant and won one of the State’s top health awards. The Go4Fun program was launched in 2011 for NSW children aged 7-13 who are above a healthy weight. It’s free and run as weekly sessions
COPD HealthPathways Undergo Review
In order to maintain accuracy and quality, each pathway on the Mid and North Coast HealthPathways website undergoes a formal review every two years. The review involves input from GPs, specialists and subject matter experts (SMEs) from across our healthcare community. The services information in the referral section is also revised with input from SMEs
Over the Counter Codeine Supply Changes
From 1 February 2018, low-dose codeine will no longer be available without prescription in pharmacies. This will include codeine-containing combination analgesics like Panadeine, Nurofen Plus and Mersyndol. The change will also affect pharmacy generic pain relief products, and codeine-containing cough, cold and flu products like Codral, Demazin and pharmacy generic cough, cold and flu medicines.
Credentialled Diabetes Educator at Tweed Heads
Kennedy Drive Medical Centre has welcomed Sandra Abbott as their new diabetes educator. Sandra brings a wealth of up-to-date knowledge in diabetes education, having recently graduated from Southern Cross University. She is well known in the area, having worked for many years as a local pharmacist, most recently managing Tweed Night and Day Pharmacy on
