Webinar: Setting the standard – Palliative care in general practice and aged care
Watch this in-depth, expert led webinar to equip yourselves with tools to deliver better experiences and outcomes for people receiving generalist palliative care. The key tool that will guide you through this journey in primary care and aged care is the National Palliative Care Standards for All Health Professionals and Aged Care Services Ed. 1
Expression of interest: Be a Placement Program Leader and shape the future of aged care
Hunter Primary Care is calling for aged care professionals from the Mid North Coast and Northern NSW to join the Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program leadership group. This leadership group will play a crucial role in strengthening relationships between higher education providers, Vocational Education and Training (VET) institutions, and the aged care sector to
Know a nurse who would like to be a student mentor?
Hunter Primary Care are offering casual work for experienced Registered Nurses to spend an hour per day with a student to support them during their aged care placement. Casual facilitators are required across the Mid North Coast and Northern NSW areas, wherever there may be an aged care home nearby. “This is a great semi-retirement
Investing in residential aged care nurses on the North Coast
Across the footprint, nurses recently shared insights into their training needs, including how they like to learn and what gets in the way. With this in mind, Healthy North Coast has engaged industry leading nurse education specialists Kim Poyner and Riwka Hagen to deliver a RACH nurse training program developed specially for residential aged care
Join your peers at monthly aged care cross-sector meetings across the North Coast
Attending the Mid North Coast or Northern NSW RACH cross-sector meetings provides an opportunity to keep atop of sector news and to be part of lively discussions with your peers and others about opportunities and challenges across the aged care sector. The meetings are a forum to connect with LHDs, DoHAC network staff, Healthy North
Have your say: Healthdirect Fast Track After-Hours serviceÂ
Healthy North Coast and Healthdirect would like to hear your feedback. Whether you have used the service or not, your experience and insights are all valuable. If you’ve used the service then great – tell us how you found it, and if you haven’t, let us know and we can help overcome the barriers that
Tweed Urgent Care Service: Bringing urgent care to older people in their home
In a fantastic offering from Northern NSW LHD, the Tweed Urgent Care Service (TUCS) is able to come to RACHs in Tweed to provide urgent medical support to residents, reducing unnecessary hospital visits and easing pressure on emergency departments and make it easier for RACH clinicians to care for residents. At a recent information evening
My Health Record webinar training series
To help aged care staff understand and use My Health Records, Healthy North Coast is running a webinar training series. The training series will be delivered in partnership with NSW and ACT Primary Health Networks, the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) and various resident management software vendors. Each session will provide an overview of key
National Advance Care Planning Week (17-23 March)
National Advance Care Planning Week took place 17-23 March 2025. Advance care planning allows health professionals to understand and respect a person’s future healthcare preferences, for a time when they become seriously ill and unable to communicate for themselves. All healthcare professionals and aged care workers have an important role to help with planning and
New Aged Care Act due to commence in July 2025
The Australian Government has developed a new Aged Care Act to strengthen Australia’s aged care system. The new Act aims to ensure that people who access aged care services funded by the Australian Government are treated with respect and have the quality of life they deserve. The Bill was passed in November 2024 and the
Strengthening Medicare: Healthy North Coast supports general practices in MyMedicare registration + other incentives
In alignment with the recommendations from the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce Report, Healthy North Coast (HNC) is assisting local practices with enhancing continuity of care and strengthening patient/practitioner relationships  through registration to the MyMedicare program. This initiative promotes voluntary patient registration, which is essential for fostering these vital connections. As of October 2024, 77% of general
Webinar catch up: ‘Setting the standard: palliative care in general practice and aged care’
Watch this in-depth, expert-led webinar from Palliative Care Australia to equip yourselves with tools to deliver better experiences and outcomes for people receiving generalist palliative care. The key tool that will guide you through this journey in primary care and aged care is the National Palliative Care Standards for All Health Professionals and Aged Care
