Children and families

Statewide referral criteria: new release for dermatology conditions

7 October 2025
NWMPHN
Children and families

Statewide referral criteria: new suite of paediatric ENT conditions

7 October 2025
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network logo

Update on Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinics

2 October 2025
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
Dr Lester Mascarenhas, GP and founder of Utopia Refugee and Asylum Seeker Health in Hoppers Crossing

To break down health care barriers, it helps to be flexible

29 September 2025
Mary-Anne Toy
Health systems and capacity building
A logo for Outcome Health general practice in aged care incentive product, Puffin

Fly high with Puffin for your GPACI reporting

24 September 2025
NWMPHN
Health systems and capacity building
A Medicare card sits in front of a calculator and Australian currency

New bulk billing incentives calculator released for practices and GPs

23 September 2025
National PHN MyMedicare Implementation Program
Priority populations
94-year-old Italo poses for a photo with carer Penny at his Thornbury home

Care finders: helping older people navigate aged care services

15 September 2025
By Mary-Anne Toy
Suicide prevention
An unidentified woman sitting down hugs her knees, which are up at her chest, while sitting on a bed

New study links family violence and suicide

3 September 2025
NWMPHN
Health systems and capacity building
An unidentified general practitioner types at their laptop

Is your practice registered with Provider Connect Australia yet?

1 September 2025
NWMPHN
Mental health
A logo for headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation

Advance notice: request for tender opening soon

29 August 2025
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
An unidentified male general practitioner writes notes as a female patient speaks with him

Understanding MyMedicare and new Chronic Conditions Management MBS item issues

28 August 2025
NWMPHN and the National PHN MyMedicare Implementation Program
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
A female general practitioner conducts a blood test with a muslim female patient

Chronic care management in 2025: moving towards patient-centred planning

27 August 2025
Dr Jeannie Knapp, GP advisor at NWMPHN

News from around our region

Supporting women experiencing domestic and family violence

5 December 2025  |  University of Melbourne

Shared maternity care re-credentialing due now

26 November 2025  |  The Royal Women's Hospital

Input needed: GP referral pathways for workers with psychological injuries

26 November 2025  |  Dr Annie Jeffries (University of New South Wales)

Supporting nurses to return to primary care

24 November 2025  |  Nepean Blue Mountains PHN

Free perinatal family mental health support

18 November 2025  |  Drummond Street Services

Evaluating child mental health training among multicultural parents and carers

18 November 2025  |  Dr Shurong Lu (The University of Melbourne)

GPs: have your say on child consent to medical treatment

17 November 2025  |  Professor Claire Fenton-Glynn, Dr Fiona Hum (Monash University)

Free support for those affected by recent alleged sexual assault in childcare centres

17 November 2025  |  Western Region Centre Against Sexual Assault (WestCASA)

Controlling the spread of cryptosporidiosis

11 November 2025  |  North Eastern Public Health Unit (NEPHU)

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