News
New online CPD training released after NWMPHN cancer screening program goes statewide
Priority Primary Care Centre keeps locals out of hospital
New My Health Record virtual classroom sessions
Navigating new health services
Seeking a practice manager from the west to join our General Practice Expert Advisory Group
Transitioning from bulk billing to mixed billing – some tips and resources
People Bank: strengthening health care, improving lives
Upcoming education events with Australia Digital Health Agency
Medicare needs more than money
How to ward off mozzie nasties
Kids’ respiratory clinic in North Melbourne can ease demand at Royal Children’s Hospital emergency department
Quality improvement in action at North Western Melbourne PHN
News from around our region
Survey of prescribing practices for patients of childbearing potential taking antiseizure medications (ASMs)
15 January 2026 | University of MelbourneHelp improve medicine safety in Australia: join a Monash University study
13 January 2026 | Monash UniversityDecommissioning of the NPS MedicineWise and Doctor’s Bag mobile applications
12 January 2026 | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health CarePre-travel consult? Make measles immunity a priority
23 December 2025 | North Eastern Public Health UnitVictorian Government dementia funding on offer for Brimbank GPs
9 December 2025 | Victorian Department of HealthReferrals for children newly diagnosed with diabetes into Western Health ambulatory clinic
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We acknowledge the people of the Kulin nations as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which our work in the community takes place. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
We also recognise, respect and affirm the central role played in our work by people with lived experience, their families and/or carers.
While the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has contributed to the funding of this website, the information on this website does not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government and is not advice that is provided, or information that is endorsed, by the Australian Government. The Australian Government is not responsible in negligence or otherwise for any injury, loss or damage however arising from the use of or reliance on the information provided on this website.