Feedback wanted: bereavement support on the Mid North Coast
Mid North Coast GPs, Practice Nurses and Allied Health Practitioners invited to have their say about bereavement services.
Japanese encephalitis virus health professionals kit available
The Australian Government’s Department of Health and Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment have released a health professionals kit with information about the current Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) outbreak, including recent major announcements. JEV has been detected in humans and piggeries in parts of southern and eastern Australia, and is a mosquito-borne flavivirus in
Digital transformation of cancer screening
The National Cancer Screening Register’s (NCSR) new digital channels are significantly reducing the reliance of general practice on facsimile machines. Since the introduction of the digital channels in 2020 and 2021: fax requests to the NCSR for screening histories have dropped by 94% due to the release of secure online alternatives to access and submit
$5 million in grants to support mental health and wellbeing
21 April 2022 NSW Health media release Community Wellbeing and Resilience Flood Recovery Grants are now available to support the wellbeing and mental health of residents in flood impacted areas across Northern NSW. Minister for Regional Health and Minister for Mental Health Bronnie Taylor said the grants will be allocated to non-government organisations to help
Lismore, Casino & Kyogle Clinical Society – Northern Rivers flood system response (primary health care) event
The Lismore, Casino and Kyogle Clinical Society will be hosting an event in Goonellabah to provide information and seek feedback on the primary healthcare system response to the recent floods.
Survey will help with allocation of flood relief funding
If you’re a primary health care provider who has been affected by the recent floods, Healthy North Coast would like you to participate in our short survey. We’re keen to find out how the floods impacted your service and what your workforce might need to support recovery. The survey, which closes on 8 May 2022,
Let’s talk skin cancer and dermatology
Two webinars will be held in May to cover the important topics of skin cancer and dermatology, with experts Dr Hicks and Dr Chan.
2-8 May 2022 is Heart Week
Did you know one person has a heart attack or stroke every 4 minutes in Australia?1 This is a shocking statistic given cardiovascular disease is largely preventable. Sadly, in NSW, the Richmond-Tweed, Coffs Harbour-Grafton and Mid North Coast regions all have higher rates of hospitalisation from heart attack, compared to both State and national
Catch Up on Healthy North Coast’s Women’s Health Webinar Week
Healthy North Coast highlighted women’s health in April with a series of seven webinars, designed with local clinicians in mind. Recordings now available.
Updated resources to help improve CVD assessment and recording of risk factors
The Heart Foundation’s new Heart Health Check Toolkit is now available via our Primary Care Impact pages. We recognise general practice’s pivotal role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). To assist your commitment to keeping Australian hearts healthy, Primary Care Impact has updated the Improve recording of risk factors to enable CVD assessment page with new
Let people know about your service changes
Have the impacts of the recent floods continued to affect your primary health care service? In some areas, building damage means that services may not be able to operate from their usual location. If you need to get the word out about what’s happening with your service, Healthy North Coast has established a new webpage
Your feedback will help determine primary care workforce needs and funding support
Healthy North Coast is conducting an online survey for flood-affected primary health care providers. We are interested in how the floods impacted your primary care service, and what else your workforce needs to support recovery. Your feedback will help us to allocate Australian Government flood relief funding. The survey, which takes approximately 5 minutes to
