Resources

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

Child mental health community of practice – session 6: Gender diversity (5 December 2023)

| Video, Webinar

This child mental health community of practice (CoP) is a multidisciplinary CoP for clinicians including but not limited to GPs, practice nurses, psychologists, paediatricians,...

Child mental health community of practice – session 5: Assessment and management of mental health disorders in neurodiverse children and young people (14 November 2023)

| Video, Webinar

The child mental health community of practice (CoP) is a multidisciplinary CoP for clinicians including but not limited to GPs, practice nurses, psychologists, paediatricians,...

Improving childhood asthma management (ICAM) communities of practice - session 2 (22 November 2023)

| Video, Webinar

Community of practice (CoP) sessions aim to improve clinician confidence in managing childhood asthma, and foster collaboration between asthma care services in the inner...

Obstetric ultrasound interpretation and preterm birth prevention (8 November 2023)

| Video, Webinar

In our community, GPs play a central role in early pregnancy care, handling testing, counselling and referrals. This session will equip GPs with the...

Eye Health Collaborative Care and Quality Improvement in General Practice (25 October 2023)

| Video, Webinar

The aim of this session is to outline how GPs and optometrists can collaborate to improve care for patients with red eyes, eyelid conditions...

Child mental health community of practice - session 4: Eating disorders (3 October 2023)

| Video, Webinar

This child mental health community of practice (CoP) is a multidisciplinary CoP for clinicians including but not limited to GPs, practice nurses, psychologists, paediatricians,...

Improving childhood asthma management (ICAM) communities of practice - session 1: Implementing clinical practice guidelines (4 October 2023)

| Webinar

This community of practice (CoP) session will focus on the implementation of updated paediatric asthma guidelines, and the challenges to this in the real...

Child mental health community of practice - session 3: Depression, suicidality, and self-harm (5 September 2023)

| Video, Webinar

This child mental health community of practice (CoP) is a multidisciplinary CoP for clinicians including but not limited to GPs, practice nurses, psychologists, paediatricians,...

Child mental health community of practice - session 2: Aggressive and challenging behaviours (29 August 2023) (Repeated session)

| Video, Webinar

This child mental health community of practice (CoP) is a multidisciplinary CoP for clinicians including but not limited to GPs, practice nurses, psychologists, paediatricians,...

Child mental health community of practice - Session 2: Aggressive and challenging behaviours (1 August 2023)

| Webinar

This child mental health community of practice (CoP) is a multidisciplinary CoP for clinicians including but not limited to GPs, practice nurses, psychologists, paediatricians,...

Mental health service referral form – all software formats

| Referral form

GPs and other health professionals can use this form to refer anyone experiencing mental ill health to our mental health referral and access team....

Child mental health community of practice - session 1: Anxiety (4 July 2023)

| Webinar

The child mental health community of practice (CoP) is a multidisciplinary CoP for clinicians including but not limited to GPs, practice nurses, psychologists, paediatricians,...

An increased role for GPs in the bowel cancer screening model (20 June 2023)

| Video, Webinar

Changes to the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program mean that health care providers can hand out bowel screening kits to patients directly. The session...

Improving childhood asthma management (ICAM) communities of practice - Session 8 (7 June 2023)

| Webinar

This community of practice aims to improve clinician confidence in managing childhood asthma, and foster collaboration between asthma care services in the inner west...

Health Needs Assessment 2022-25

| Report

Our Health Needs Assessment is a comprehensive compilation of health and wellbeing research and data, plus contextual information gathered through interviews, workshops and surveys...

Needs assessment for the NWMPHN care finder program 2022

| Report

This document supports North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network's (NWMPHN's) 2022 commissioning of care finder services to help older people navigate the aged care...

COVID-19 oral antivirals in general practice (webinar 20 June 2022)

| Webinar

With the COVID-19 antivirals Paxlovid and Lagevrio now listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), GPs play a pivotal role in managing patients with...

Roles and responsibilities in advance care planning

| Collection

This resource was developed as part of a collaborative quality improvement project conducted between June 2015 and March 2016. The Victorian Department of Health...

Diabetes (types 1 and 2) Quality Improvement Workbook for General Practice

| Toolkit

General practices play a pivotal role to diagnose, treat and educate people with diabetes to manage their conditions and avoid complications. General practices can...

North Western Melbourne PHN Needs Assessment Report November 2020

| Report

North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN) is committed to continually improving primary health care for all communities in the region. As part of...

NWMPHN Needs Assessment Report (November 2018)

| Report

North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN) is committed to continually improving primary health care for all communities in the region. As part of...

NWMPHN Regional Needs Assessment (August 2016)

| Report

North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN) is committed to continually improving primary health care for all communities in the region. As part of...

NWMPHN Needs Assessment Report (November 2017)

| Report

North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN) is committed to continually improving primary health care for all communities in the region. As part of...

Primary Health Network role in Advance Care Planning

| Guidelines

This resource was developed as part of a collaborative quality improvement project conducted between June 2015 and March 2016. The Victorian Department of Health...