Prevention and management of chronic conditions
A doctor checks the heart-rate of his patient, a middle-aged man

New Chronic Conditions Management framework and MBS items now in effect

1 July 2025
National PHN MyMedicare Implementation Program
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
A male general practitioner speaks with a patient about lung cancer screen

How will the National Lung Cancer Screening Program work in practice?

1 July 2025
Dr Jeannie Knapp, GP advisor at NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
Senior man in wheelchair getting his leg examined by a doctor

HealthPathways Melbourne launches new chronic conditions management page

30 June 2025
HealthPathways Melbourne
Prevention and management of chronic conditions

How to stay healthy this winter

24 June 2025
Christopher Carter, NWMPHN chief executive
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
Senior man in wheelchair getting his leg examined by a doctor

MBS chronic disease management framework set to change 1 July 2025

2 June 2025
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions

Getting your practice ready for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program

20 May 2025
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
A split screen showing at-home bowel cancer screening on the left and lung cancer scan by a health professional on the right

Cancer: what’s the difference between screening and diagnosis?

20 May 2025
Dr Jeannie Knapp, GP advisor at NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
A nurse assists a middle-aged woman with arthritis lift up her arm

Prepping your practice for chronic conditions management changes

1 May 2025
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions

Updated cervical cancer screening guidelines encourage increased self-collected HPV tests

23 April 2025
Dr Jeannie Knapp, GP advisor at NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions

Eating disorders are food for thought

3 March 2025
Star Weekly
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
A female GP speaks with a female patient about Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Riding the ADHD tsunami: a clinical guide for GPs managing ADHD and stimulants in adults

21 February 2025
Dr Jeannie Knapp, GP advisor at NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
A workshop takes place at the Improving Childhood Asthma Management symposium, held in September 2024

Advancing childhood asthma care: Key takeaways from the ICAM symposium

16 December 2024
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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