Resources

These resources are useful for primary care professionals working in clinical or community settings.

Handover to residential aged care facilities – explainer video

| Video

A guide to supporting effective communication for residents with complex, chronic health care needs between the acute setting and residential aged care.

Network News (16 March 2022)

| Newsletter

Latest news, events, training and opportunities for our commissioned services and primary health care providers in Melbourne's centre, north and west.

Getting to know congenital syphilis in general practice

| Video

Sexual health is critical to the good health and wellbeing of patients, and so needs to be included in everyday primary health care practice....

Congenital syphilis: responding to the Victorian Chief Health Officer Alert

| Video

Victoria continues to experience an upsurge in syphilis in 2022. Sexual health is critical to the good health and wellbeing of patients, and so...

Getting to know gonorrhoea in general practice

| Video

Sexual health is critical to the good health and wellbeing of patients, and so needs to be included in everyday primary health care practice....

Getting to know chlamydia and Mycoplasma genitalium in general practice

| Video

Sexual health is critical to the good health and wellbeing of patients, and so needs to be included in everyday primary health care practice....

COVID-19 and influenza vaccination: Q&A for aged care (9 March 2022)

| Webinar

Christine Ferlazzo (project manager of the vaccine preventable conditions unit at North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network) hosted this Q&A session with Dr Wendy...

Network News (1 March 2022)

| Newsletter

Latest news, events, training and opportunities for our commissioned services and primary health care providers in Melbourne's centre, north and west.

General Practice Update (23 February 2022)

| Newsletter

Latest news, CPD training, policy updates and more for general practice teams in the North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network region.

Using Pen CAT for quality improvement (webinar 16 February 2022)

| Webinar

  This session was designed to train practice staff in the use of clinical support tools (CAT4) for quality improvement and discussion support at...

Network News (15 February 2022)

| Newsletter

Latest news, events, training and opportunities for our commissioned services and primary health care providers in Melbourne's centre, north and west.

Network News (1 February 2022)

| Newsletter

Latest news, events, training and opportunities for our commissioned services and primary health care providers in Melbourne's centre, north and west.

My Health My Voice - February 2022

| Newsletter

Our community newsletter, My Health My Voice, will keep you updated about the work of North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN), local services available...

Network News (18 January 2022)

| Newsletter

Latest news, events, training and opportunities for our commissioned services and primary health care providers in Melbourne's centre, north and west.

Head to Health email signatures

| Digital image, Link

Whether you’re trying to improve your own sense of wellbeing, looking for help with something that’s bothering you, or helping someone you care about,...

General Practice Update (17 December 2021)

| Newsletter

Latest news, CPD training, policy updates and more for general practice teams in the North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network region.

Perinatal depression and anxiety: what's new in clinical practice? (webinar 24 November 2021)

| Webinar

This webinar was held in partnership with the Parent-Infant Research Institute. It aimed to increase participants understanding of specialised approaches to managing depression and...

Supporting clients affected by female genital cutting/circumcision (webinar 17 November 2021)

| Webinar

This webinar, presented by Family Planning Victoria and The Royal Women’s Hospital, is for clinical health professionals to improve their knowledge and skills to...

Bridging the Health Gap: ECCV Report

| Report

This Final Report contains the Findings and Recommendations of the “Improving access to culturally safe primary health care services during the after hours period...

Managing COVID 19 in the community – hear from the experts in the NWMPHN region (webinar 23 November 2021)

| Webinar

Want to know more about how to manage COVID-19 patients in the community? Join this webinar, presented by two GPs in the NWMPHN region...

My Health My Voice - November 2021

| Newsletter

Our community newsletter, My Health My Voice, will keep you updated about the work of North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN), local services available...

Quality Improvement: Closing the Gap Workbook

| Toolkit

Primary care providers have an important role in Closing the Gap – a National Agreement, and commitment by the Australian Government to achieve health equality and to improve the health, wellbeing, life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within...

The Health Advocate - November 2021

| Magazine

The Health Advocate is the official magazine of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association. This edition featured North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network's multilingual...

NWMPHN Access and Equity Framework 2021-24

| Report

At North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network we believe everyone has the right to the best health care possible. While we have a strong...