Cyclone Alfred update – 4 March 2025
Watch a short video update from CEO Monika Wheeler. Dear North Coast primary health practitioners, Healthy North Coast is working with the Mid North Coast and Northern NSW Local Health Districts, as well as the NSW and Australian governments, to coordinate the health response to Cyclone Alfred. Since our last major disaster, the Northern
Join the North Coast Allied Health Association’s Member Portal
Are you an allied health professional on the North Coast? Are you a member of the North Coast Allied Health Association? (If not, sign up!) NCAHA have recently launched an online Member Portal which offers the opportunity to: Easily collaborate with other allied health professionals in the region Share your thoughts, questions, papers and reports
General Practice in Aged Care Incentive update
The second assessment quarter for the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI) is now complete. The payments due to providers and practices were processed in late January 2025. Are you getting all your entitlements? Now is a good time to take a ‘health check’ of your practice’s participation in this incentive, including reviewing your
Looking for resources to support your work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients?
WellMob is a digital library of social and emotional wellbeing resources developed by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. They have just updated all of their Resource Sheets for Workers. These are shortcuts to the best social and emotional wellbeing resources on WellMob. Curated for practitioners and teams working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait
New year, new look for Healthy North Coast education & events
Introducing Dr Chris Bentley, Dr Geoff Arthurson and Dr Beth Allin (pictured above L-R) – three new faces to Healthy North Coast’s Education team. These passionate professionals bring diverse perspectives and expertise, and we’re thrilled to have them on board! We sat down with each of them to learn more about their work, the future
Update on mental health support in NSW
NSW public health services may continue to be impacted by the resignation of a significant number of public health psychiatrists. Psychiatrists play a crucial role in providing specialist care to people experiencing serious mental illnesses, both in hospital and community settings. Below is some information from NSW Health to assist GPs during this time: NSW
Healthy North Coast welcomes 41 new GP registrars
On Thursday 6 February, Healthy North Coast’s Workforce Development team hosted a welcome dinner for the region’s newest GP registrars at Opal Cove Resort, Coffs Harbour. The registrars were on the North Coast for their RACGP orientation, making it the perfect opportunity to bring everyone together. This cohort of 41 first year GP registrars is
Opportunity for pharmacists to become a registered Opioid Treatment Program pharmacy
The NSW Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) seeks to reduce the social, economic and health harms associated with opioid use. There are incentives available through NSW Health and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia for pharmacists who deliver the OTPÂ including: Staff training available through the Pharmaceutical Association of Australia, the Pharmacy Guild and Mid North Coast LHD.
Do you care for people with chronic wounds?
Do you care for people with chronic wounds? The Wound Care Champion process is a guide to quality improvement and education activities designed to support nurses and other clinicians develop their knowledge and skills for chronic wound management. The resources have been developed in consultation with local nurses, and with support from the NSW Agency
Recruitment call: Women in Northern NSW with disability sought for cervical screening research
Women with physical disability are being sought to take part in research being conducted in the NNSWLHD Women’s Health Nurse-led clinics. The Women’s Health Nurses are calling for women who are due for cervical screening to attend the clinics in Northern NSW to have cervical screening tests, in particular self-collect screening tests. What is involved?
Welcoming essential workers to the Mid North Coast
Healthy North Coast recently sponsored two stakeholder networking events for The Welcome Experience in Kempsey (29 January) and Port Macquarie (3 Feb). The Welcome Experience is a free service offered by the NSW Government that helps essential workers (and their families) who are considering applying for, or have accepted a job, in regional NSW. The
HealthPathways access upgraded with individual logins
The Mid and North Coast HealthPathways website has been upgraded to enable individual accounts, allowing access to new features on the site such as: an improved search function a CPD log the option to request access to other region’s HealthPathways sites. You can receive instant access to an individual account by registering on the welcome page. For more information about setting up
