Prevention and management of chronic conditions
Heart health week banner from the Heart Foundation

Keep more Australian hearts healthy

20 April 2023
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
National Cancer Screening Register logo.

A guide to getting the most out of the National Cancer Screening Register

26 March 2023
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
A person's feet on a scale with a tape measure in the foreground to represent body mass index.

PIP QI in depth: Weight management in general practice – the challenges of recording and managing BMI

26 March 2023
By Dr Jeannie Knapp, GP and Primary Health Care Improvement GP Adviser, NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
A group of older people smiling as they exercise outdoors.

Early interventions for healthy ageing project coming soon – register for Tenderlink now

20 March 2023
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
A person coughing with the flu/seasonal influenza.

The 2023 seasonal influenza vaccination advice is now available

28 February 2023
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
Doctor with patient.

Changes to STI treatment guidelines for primary care

22 February 2023
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
Promotional image for the RARR project.

Risk Assessment, Recall and Referral Project – a quality improvement project for general practice

21 February 2023
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
A woman talking to her GP about cervical screening.

Preventative health assessments at the 45–49-year health check

19 February 2023
By Dr Jeannie Knapp, GP and Primary Health Care Improvement GP Adviser, NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
Promotional image for general practice winter planning grants.

General practice winter planning grants for at-risk people: registration information

10 February 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
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

News from around our region

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

New perinatal mental health checklist available in 40 languages

16 April 2025  |  Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia

BreastScreen Victoria now reporting breast density

3 April 2025  |  BreastScreen Victoria

Calling all families with infants within 10km of The Royal Children’s Hospital

27 March 2025  |  Murdoch Children's Research Institute

APNA Festival of Nursing: abstract submission deadlines extended

25 March 2025  |  The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association

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