New criteria to reduce wait times for eligible patients requiring plastic surgery or with joint or lower back pain
Primary health networks welcome audit
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Pen Clinical Audit Tool now shows patients registered for MyMedicare in Best Practice software
Five-year plan sets bold health care reform mission for NWMPHN
More ways to get treated when you’re sick or injured
Registering your patients with MyMedicare – using Pen CAT to identify priority populations
MyMedicare update: Patient registration form tweaked
MyMedicare update: General Practice in Aged Care Incentive
Missed chances for congenital syphilis tests prompts expert webinar
New criteria to reduce wait times for eligible patients requiring colonoscopy or gastroscopy in Victorian public hospitals
MyMedicare: are your patients waiting for you?
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6 November 2025 | University of Melbourne Department of General Practice and Primary CareManagement of pregnancy-related hypertension in the postpartum period
3 November 2025 | Dr Naomi Whyler (Monash University)Mental health care providers urged to complete survey on supporting Muslim clients impacted by suicide
6 October 2025 | The University of MelbourneUpdated NCIRS resource on Recommended sites for childhood vaccination now available
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We also recognise, respect and affirm the central role played in our work by people with lived experience, their families and/or carers.
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