New HealthPathways palliative care resources available

Most GPs, specialists and allied health professionals will find themselves managing a patient in palliative care at some point and they can be confident that HealthPathways offers the latest information to help guide them. HealthPathways Clinical Editor Dr Kate Allan and Port Macquarie palliative care physician Dr William Kennett have recently worked together to review

HealthPathways update – October 2021

The COVID-19 Vaccination HealthPathways continue to be regularly updated as new information becomes available. To view a full list of updates, please visit COVID-19 Recent Changes. Our clinical editors have reviewed and updated the following pathways: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Children Constipation in Children Home Oxygen Overweight and Obesity in Children and Youth Penis

COVID-19 vaccination HealthPathway changes

The Vaccine Information HealthPathway has recently undergone a name change and is now titled Vaccination Resources. This HealthPathway links to a number of local, state and national resources and provides a comprehensive collation of reference material about the COVID-19 vaccination program. In the Mid and North Coast – Local Guidance section, immunisers will find information

HealthPathways survey closes Friday 15 Oct

Are you one of the 1500 local monthly users of the HealthPathways platform? Can we make it even better for you? Your feedback will help us understand why – or why not – Mid North Coast and northern NSW health professionals use HealthPathways. Together with the Northern NSW and Mid North Coast Local Health Districts, Healthy North

HealthPathways update – September 2021

New pathways have been added to our Mid and North Coast HealthPathways website: COVID-19 Vaccine-induced Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) Recurrent Staphylococcal Infection The COVID-19 Vaccination HealthPathways continue to be regularly updated as new information becomes available. To view a full list of updates, please visit COVID-19 Recent Changes. COVID-19 Vaccination Information COVID-19 Vaccination Procedure

COVID-19 HealthPathways detail changes to local management processes

The COVID-19 suite of HealthPathways has been developed and expanded over the last 18 months with clinical governance and support from NSW Health, ATAGI, Mid North Coast Local Health District clinicians, Northern NSW Local Health District clinicians and Healthy North Coast. HealthPathways teams review changes in COVID-19 policy and clinical guidance daily to ensure the

HealthPathways survey will help support collaboration between primary and tertiary care 

Do you use the HealthPathways platform? Can we make it even better for you? Together with the Northern NSW and Mid North Coast Local Health Districts, Healthy North Coast is trying to better understand how and why – or why not – Mid North Coast and northern NSW health professionals use HealthPathways. We are also

HealthPathways update – August 2021

Have a look through the new pathways we have now added to our Mid and North Coast HealthPathways website: Mosquito-borne Diseases in New South Wales Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) The COVID-19 Vaccination HealthPathways continue to be regularly updated as new information becomes available. To view a full list of updates actioned, please visit COVID-19 Recent

Useful HealthPathways for GP registrars and supervisors

August brings on a new intake of GP registrars – welcome to the North Coast! HealthPathways is an excellent resource co-funded by Healthy North Coast and Northern NSW and Mid North Coast Local Health Districts. The pathways are particularly useful for GP registrars who need to look up how to manage tricky presentations, and know

Do you use HealthPathways? Let us know what you think, and you could win!

We want to know what you think about the HealthPathways platform, and how you use it. Together, Healthy North Coast and the Northern NSW and Mid North Coast Local Health Districts are researching the usage, uptake and impact of HealthPathways on primary and tertiary care. You can have your say by completing a 5-7 minute

Updated NSW Ambulance Authorised Care Plans HealthPathway

An updated Mid and North Coast HealthPathway is now available for NSW Ambulance Authorised Care Plans. The pathway aims to guide clinicians to best assist patients with chronic or life-limiting illnesses and who prefer to be treated at home if possible. It outlines how paramedics may provide care that is outside their usual protocols when

HealthPathways update – July 2021

Have a look through the new pathways we have added to our Mid and North Coast HealthPathways website: Abuse and Neglect of Older People Drug Allergy and Adverse Reaction Housing Assistance and Homelessness MGUS (Monoclonal Gammopathy) Preterm and Low-birth-weight Infants Gynaecomastia Hospital Switchboards Just a reminder that our COVID-19 vaccination HealthPathways are regularly updated as