Partnering for improved wound management on the Mid North Coast
Healthy North Coast has partnered with the Agency for Clinical Innovation and Mid North Coast Local Health District to improve wound management across the Mid North Coast community. The project aims to enhance the integration of chronic wound management services across all care settings and disciplines by strengthening partnerships, building knowledge about wound management HealthPathways,
Immunisation update timely as flu season hits
Healthy North Coast was delighted to partner with North Coast Public Health for the most recent round of clinical society gatherings, where more than 350 health professionals joined forces to learn and gain knowledge on immunisation updates. With the 2024 flu season kicking off, a new shingles vaccine available, and immunisation schedule changes, it was
HealthPathways update – April 2024
New HealthPathways A number of new pathways have been added to the Mid and North Coast HealthPathways website. These include: IV Infusion and Transfusion Requests Preparing a Patient for a Disaster Preparing a General Practice for a Disaster Disaster Support Reviewed and updated pathways Below is a list of pathways that have recently been reviewed
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Use HealthPathways to support cardiovascular disease risk management
Mid and North Coast HealthPathways has a comprehensive suite of resources to support assessment and management of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors.  A key resource is the CVD risk assessment pathway, which was reviewed in 2023 after the Heart Foundation’s updated Australian CVD risk calculator was launched.  The new calculator provides a more
Have you heard about Provider Connect Australia?
Provider Connect Australia™, a free initiative of the Australian Digital Health Agency, is a single place to update your business information that reduces information duplication and streamlines notifications. Once you’ve registered, your data can then be shared with your business partners such as government bodies, funders, health service directories, communications services, and other key partners in
Empower your patients to age well and thrive
The Australian Primary Health Nurses Association’s (APNA) Chronic Disease Management and Healthy Ageing (CDMHA) program provides an online, evidence-based education framework to support nurses in primary health care to increase their knowledge, skills, and confidence in key chronic disease management and healthy ageing topics. This supported, six-month, intermediate-level program includes monthly workshops on key health
Help APNA create the next generation of primary health care nursesÂ
The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association’s (APNA) Student Nurse Placement Program is growing, and they are looking for general practice and other primary health care workplaces around Australia to join them and help make this exciting sector the first choice for nurses when leaving education. Benefits include: Workplaces get paid $50 per student per
Free healthy lifestyle program now open to more families
More families in NSW will now be able to access support to help improve their children’s nutrition, wellbeing and sleep, with an expansion of the successful Go4Fun program. Go4Fun is a free 10-week after-school program for 7–13-year-olds, and their families, which aims to support their health and wellbeing. Previously, children needed to be above a
Centre for Healthcare Knowledge & Innovation relaunches
Introductory event: Reimagining Our Economy: Measuring What Matters Learn how to collaborate with government and industry to uphold the commitments outlined in Australia’s first wellbeing framework. Tuesday 30 April 2024 | 6:45pm – 8:10pm | Register here Healthy North Coast is excited to announce the relaunch of the Centre for Healthcare Knowledge & Innovation (CHKI),
Services to support vulnerable older people now added to HealthPathways
Care finder services have now been added to Mid and North Coast HealthPathways. Do you have older patients who need intensive support to access aged care and other services and supports? This may include people who: are homeless, or at risk of homelessness are isolated and without family or other supports have communication barriers haver
Recruitment call: Northern NSW women with disabilities sought for cervical screening research
Northern NSW LHD is seeking referrals of eligible women with a physical disability to their local NNSWLHD women’s health clinic between now and the end of November 2024, to participate in an interview about their experience of self-collection cervical screening services in the NNSW local health district (including Clarence, Richmond and Tweed /Byron Local Government
