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
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
A person having their blood pressure checked by their GP.

General practices: take part in our heart failure quality improvement project

12 December 2022
NWMPHN
Health systems and capacity building

How to ward off mozzie nasties

8 December 2022
NWMPHN | Star Weekly
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
Promotional image for the cohealth GP respiratory clinic for children.

Kids’ respiratory clinic in North Melbourne can ease demand at Royal Children’s Hospital emergency department

8 December 2022
NWMPHN and cohealth | Image courtesy of cohealth
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
Eye health general practice NWMPHN

Applications open: Eye health preventative care - quality improvement project for general practice

8 December 2022
NWMPHN
Health systems and capacity building
For quality improvement. A photo of a stethoscope.

Quality improvement in action at North Western Melbourne PHN

7 December 2022
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
A woman in bed experiencing long COVID symptoms.

Reclaiming long COVID as a primary care issue: simplifying the approach in general practice

6 December 2022
By Dr Jeannie Knapp, GP and Primary Health Care Improvement GP Adviser, NWMPHN
Health systems and capacity building
Generic Medical image

PIP QI data submission over the 2022–23 holiday period: information for general practices

5 December 2022
NWMPHN
Health systems and capacity building
A patient with their arm in a sling speaks to a health service receptionist, both wearing masks.

GP respiratory clinics vs priority primary care centres: which is best for your patient?

5 December 2022
NWMPHN

News from around our region

Australia’s biggest celebration of primary health care nursing is coming to Brisbane this July

30 June 2025  |  Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA)

Cancer Council nurse ambassador registrations now open

30 June 2025  |  Cancer Council Victoria

Free allergy advice platform for GPs

29 May 2025  |  Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Access the new Opioid Safety Toolkit – a resource for GPs and patients

14 May 2025  |  Monash Addiction Research Centre

Access to the Australian Immunisation Register in residential care

9 May 2025  |  National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance

Community health services announce merger

1 May 2025  |  Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health

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