Health systems and capacity building
Footscray High School Doctors in Secondary School team

No judgement, no appointment: offering STI testing in high school

16 October 2025
NWMPHN
Children and families
Dr Sam Zagarella, practice co-owner of Niddrie Medical, sits at a desk and looks at the computer alongside practice manager Megan Lay

Family violence: training general practice teams to respond

13 October 2025
Mary-Anne Toy
Health systems and capacity building
A female general practitioner speaks with a middle-aged woman patient about menopause

New menopause MBS items: what GPs need to know

9 October 2025
Dr Jeannie Knapp, GP advisor at NWMPHN
Mental health
Logo for the National MyMedicare PHN Implementation Program

Upcoming changes to the Better Access mental health program

8 October 2025
National PHN MyMedicare Implementation Program
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 General Practice in Aged Care Incentive reporting

24 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?

23 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

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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