Prevention and management of chronic conditions
A woman talking to her GP about cervical screening.

Preventative health assessments at the 45–49-year health check

19 February 2023
By Dr Jeannie Knapp, GP and Primary Health Care Improvement GP Adviser, NWMPHN
Children and families
A young child using an asthma inhaler under supervision from a practice nurse.

Health professionals joining forces to improve childhood asthma care

18 February 2023
Dr Kirsty Tamis
Health systems and capacity building
A $50 note sitting on top of a Medicare card.

Transitioning from bulk billing to mixed billing – some tips and resources

17 February 2023
Dr Jeannie Knapp, GP and Primary Health Care Improvement GP Adviser, NWMPHN
Mental health

Study investigates what it means to be a man in the Macedon Ranges

16 February 2023
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
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General practice winter planning grants for at-risk people: registration information

10 February 2023
NWMPHN
Health systems and capacity building
people-bank-member-robyn-jewell

People Bank: strengthening health care, improving lives

1 February 2023
NWMPHN | Image: Robyn Jewell, People Bank member
Health systems and capacity building
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Upcoming education events with Australia Digital Health Agency

30 January 2023
NWMPHN
Priority populations

IPC Health secures funding for new aged care support service

26 January 2023
Star Weekly
Health systems and capacity building
A $50 note sitting on top of a Medicare card.

Medicare needs more than money

26 January 2023
Christopher Carter, Chief Executive Officer of North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network
Mental health

Sometimes it’s good to sweat the small things

19 January 2023
Star Weekly
Priority populations
A care finder supporting an older person using a laptop to navigate potential aged care services.

Helping older people navigate aged care system: care finder service providers identified

15 January 2023
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions

Maximising cancer screening at cohealth Kensington

12 December 2022
NWMPHN

News from around our region

Community health services announce merger

1 May 2025  |  Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health

New perinatal mental health checklist available in 40 languages

16 April 2025  |  Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia

BreastScreen Victoria now reporting breast density

3 April 2025  |  BreastScreen Victoria

Calling all families with infants within 10km of The Royal Children’s Hospital

27 March 2025  |  Murdoch Children's Research Institute

APNA Festival of Nursing: abstract submission deadlines extended

25 March 2025  |  The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association

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