Applications open for GPs with young ADHD patients to take part in a new shared care pilot Are you a GP with one or more young ADHD patients currently being managed by paediatricians at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH)? If so, you’re invited to take part in an exciting pilot program testing a new model … Continued
Family violence (FV) damages the social and economic fabric of communities as well as the mental and physical health of individual adults, adolescents, and children. Studies show that primary health care providers are often the only clinicians that see both the victim of abuse and the perpetrator. The Primary Care Pathways to Safety project provides … Continued
Help is at hand for doctors working with complex, resource-poor communities GPs working in some of Melbourne’s most marginalised communities can now access a series of free skills-boosting training sessions. The sessions are designed to increase skills and confidence for treating and supporting high numbers of people with complex health needs and few resources. Developed … Continued
North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN) and the North and West Metropolitan Region Palliative Care Consortium (NWMRPCC) invite expressions of interest from residential Aged Care Homes (RACH) to implement an imprest medication management system. Applications close 5pm AEDT on 10 January 2025. An imprest system allows appropriately registered health practitioners to prescribe and access … Continued
GPs: are you interested in becoming an accredited Focused Psychological Strategies provider for children five to 12 years? Expressions of interest are invited from general practitioners located in the NWMPHN catchment to train to deliver focused psychological strategies (FPS) for children aged 5 to 12 presenting with a variety of mental health difficulties. FPS draws … Continued
Early detection and assessment of child mental health difficulties for general practice through Emerging Minds workforce development training. NWMPHN is inviting expressions of interest from general practices keen to undertake a new training package to strengthen capability to identify, assess and manage children aged 5 to 12 presenting with mental health difficulties. The package is … Continued
North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN) is funding the development of the Health Care Neighbourhood Project – building locally focused multidisciplinary team care in the Hume local government area (LGA) for residents who have chronic conditions. We invite general practices in the LGA with between two and four GPs to work closely with us … Continued
North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network is seeking expressions of interest to join our Mental Health Expert Advisory Group. North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN) is an independent not for profit organisation working to improve health outcomes for people accessing mental health services in the central, northern and western suburbs of Melbourne. The MH … Continued
Could you help guide NWMPHN’s mission to transform primary health care across its 3,200 square kilometre catchment? Our organisation uses advice and feedback from community members to guide its work in creating effective and equitable physical and mental health supports for the 1.9 million people it serves. One important body through which this happens is … Continued
Could you help guide NWMPHN’s mission to transform primary health care across its 3,200 square kilometre catchment? Our organisation uses advice and feedback from health care providers to guide its work in creating effective and equitable physical and mental health supports for the 1.9 million people it serves. One important body through which this happens … Continued
NWMPHN's delivery of the Australian Government's Medicare Mental Health phone service has been successfully verified under the National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards.
