Health systems and capacity building
Long COVID feature image

New statewide referral criteria for long COVID patients requiring specialist care

25 July 2023
Victorian and Tasmanian PHN Alliance
Health systems and capacity building
Doctor writing

What you need to know about changes to opioid dependence treatment

25 July 2023
Dr Jeannie Knapp – NWMPHN GP clinical advisor
Priority populations
Older adults walking in a park.

Fitbits feature in new ways to help older residents in Melbourne’s west 

24 July 2023
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions

Helping Melbourne's health care sector treat hepatitis

16 July 2023
NWMPHN
Health systems and capacity building
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The PPCC experience

14 July 2023
NWMPHN
Health systems and capacity building

Free urgent medical care now available in Sunbury

5 July 2023
NWMPHN
Health systems and capacity building
Voice 2 July RAP partner support logos

Australians of diverse interests come together to support the Voice to Parliament

2 July 2023
Reconciliation Australia
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

Quality improvement activities to help your practice improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander patients

29 June 2023
NWMPHN
Health systems and capacity building
Doctor typing on computer

SafeScript – a timely reminder of the mandatory requirement to check SafeScript when prescribing monitored medicines

28 June 2023
Dr Jeannie Knapp – NWMPHN GP clinical advisor
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
A young child using an asthma inhaler under supervision from a practice nurse.

Improving local asthma care in Melbourne’s inner west

28 June 2023
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions

New dementia resources for health professionals and their patients

25 June 2023
NWMPHN
Children and families

Primary care family violence program set to extend

23 June 2023
Medical Republic

News from around our region

Driving better care through the MedicineInsight program

21 October 2026  |  Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

GPs needed for study on Alzheimer's disease in primary care

12 October 2026  |  The University of Melbourne

Applications open soon for Victorian GP dermoscopy program

12 October 2026  |  Cancer Council Victoria

Intervention for adults with ongoing complaints after concussion

9 October 2026  |  The University of Melbourne

General practices wanted for intellectual disability study

21 September 2026  |  Queensland Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability and Autism Health

Register now for WorkSafe Health & Safety Month events

18 September 2026  |  WorkSafe Victoria

Parkville precinct eReferrals coming soon

10 September 2026  |  Royal Melbourne Hospital

Tell APNA what it's like to work as a nurse or midwife in primary health care - and win!

7 September 2026  |  The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA)

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