Reminder to complete primary health care survey: closing 8 May
Our ‘Flood-Affected Primary Health Care Services: Request for Information’ survey closes Sunday 8 May 2022.
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
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
Get ready for Heart Week
This Heart Week (2-8 May) presents an opportunity for health professionals and the Australian public to start a conversation about heart health and take steps to reduce their risk of heart disease. The Heart Foundation is encouraging GPs, nurses and general practice staff to deliver Heart Health Checks for more eligible Australians. Since April 2019
New federal funding to protect workers from dust diseases
New federal funding aims to better protect workers from silicosis and other dust diseases, as well as improve supports for affected workers and their families. In the recent Budget, the Government announced $11 million over 4 years to support the recommendations from the National Dust Disease Taskforce Final Report. On 4 April 2022, the All of Governments’ Response to the
HealthPathways updated advice for 2022 ’flu jab
The HealthPathways team has recently updated the Influenza Immunisation HealthPathway with the latest information for 2022. The pathway stresses the importance of immunisation against influenza and includes links to key advice and information. ‘There’s a concern that with the reopening of international borders, we will see a surge of influenza as the winter flu from
New Model of Care for Lismore Base Hospital Pain Clinic
The Pain Clinic at Lismore Base Hospital and made changes to their model of care based on outcomes from other pain services. After the Pain Management Clinic receives a referral from their doctor, one of our specialist doctors will call patients for a brief consultation and to explain what treatments the clinic can offer. Should they
