What can be done to boost culturally appropriate mental health assessment and care? In 2023 NWMPHN partnered with Ascot Vale mental health service providers Pola Practice to examine components of culturally responsive practice and explore how to build clinician capability to assess need and deliver safe and appropriate care. The Responsive mental health assessment and … Continued
Over the past five years, Carers Victoria funded by North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN) has developed, trialled and delivered the online Carer Wellbeing and Connection program to improve social connectedness for people experiencing poor health outcomes in the Hume and Wyndham regions. This Summary Report outlines program delivery and findings.
NWMPHN’s Community Participation Plan 2024-2026 outlines our approach, and how we will strive to bring about our vision of ‘a healthy people and a healthy community’. It was developed with input from our People Bank, Community Council, Expert Advisory Groups and NWMPHN staff. This six-month report, for 1 January to 30 June 2025, provides an overview of … Continued
The Chronic Conditions Management (CCM) quality improvement (QI) toolkit provides a practical guide to help general practices implement continuous QI activities for managing chronic conditions. It supports primary care teams in delivering structured, proactive and person-centred care – enhancing continuity, improving patient outcomes, and increasing efficiency. The toolkit aligns with the revised CCM Medicare Benefits … Continued
This toolkit, developed by Primary Health Networks, is designed to support allied health professionals in navigating the complexities of the local health care systems, enhancing care delivery and strengthening allied health practices. It serves as a vital resource, offering key insights, practical tools and educational opportunities to enhance both patient care and business management. The … Continued
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While developing its Health Needs Assessment 2025-28 (HNA), North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN) commissioned the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) to conduct community consultations with Aboriginal people in the region. This was the first time NWMPHN had engaged an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation to collect qualitative data for a HNA. VAHS spoke … Continued
This toolkit published by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing supports health care providers and the health support workforce to provide information, education and resources to prepare for and deliver the National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP). guidelines fact sheet digital assets.
Nadine is 47 years old and presents to her local GP with a nine-month history of night sweats, low mood, fatigue and sleep disturbance. She reports that her work as a community mental health worker has been very stressful lately and things have not been going well at home. She has recently found out that … 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.
