Five reasons to register your practice for MyMedicare
New statewide referral criteria for long COVID patients requiring specialist care
What you need to know about changes to opioid dependence treatment
Fitbits feature in new ways to help older residents in Melbourne’s west
Helping Melbourne's health care sector treat hepatitis
The PPCC experience
Free urgent medical care now available in Sunbury
Australians of diverse interests come together to support the Voice to Parliament
Quality improvement activities to help your practice improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander patients
SafeScript – a timely reminder of the mandatory requirement to check SafeScript when prescribing monitored medicines
Improving local asthma care in Melbourne’s inner west
New dementia resources for health professionals and their patients
News from around our region
Seeking GP perspectives on universal screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV) in pregnancy
10 July 2025 | University of MelbourneAustralia’s biggest celebration of primary health care nursing is coming to Brisbane this July
30 June 2025 | Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA)Help shape the future of general practice research in Australia
24 June 2025 | University of WollongongMental health professionals: help researchers better understand sleep
18 June 2025 | Macquarie UniversityTune in to Heart Foundation webinar on new acute coronary syndromes guideline
3 June 2025 | Heart FoundationAccess the new Opioid Safety Toolkit – a resource for GPs and patients
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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.
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