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The 2023 seasonal influenza vaccination advice is now available

Changes to STI treatment guidelines for primary care

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

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

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

Maximising cancer screening at cohealth Kensington

General practices: take part in our heart failure quality improvement project

Kids’ respiratory clinic in North Melbourne can ease demand at Royal Children’s Hospital emergency department

Applications open: Eye health preventative care - quality improvement project for general practice

Reclaiming long COVID as a primary care issue: simplifying the approach in general practice

Are floods and La Niña changing disease patterns in Victoria?

When it comes to vaccinations, it never hurts to ask
News from around our region
Childhood pneumococcal vaccine schedule change from 1 September 2025
8 August 2025 | National Centre for Immunisation Research and SurveillanceArgus to Healthlink transition at Parkville precinct hospitals
4 August 2025 | Royal Women’s HospitalNew lung nodule and lung cancer screening referral pathway at the Royal Melbourne Hospital
31 July 2025 | The Royal Melbourne HospitalSeeking GP perspectives on universal screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV) in pregnancy
10 July 2025 | University of MelbourneAustralia’s biggest celebration of primary health care nursing is coming to Brisbane this July
30 June 2025 | Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA)Help shape the future of general practice research in Australia
24 June 2025 | University of WollongongSubscribe to receive our fortnightly newsletter
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