These resources are useful for primary care professionals working in clinical or community settings.
Mental health referral and access - poster
Victoria’s mental health service system is rapidly evolving in response to reform. New local, state and federal services mean referral pathways and options for...
Eye Health Collaborative Care and Quality Improvement in General Practice (25 October 2023)
The aim of this session is to outline how GPs and optometrists can collaborate to improve care for patients with red eyes, eyelid conditions...
West Metro Population Health Needs Assessment – Technical Report 2023
This report presents the key findings of the West Metro Population Health Needs Assessment. Its development was a collaboration between the North Western Melbourne...
Sleep disordered breathing in children (19 October 2023)
This session, hosted by Dr Elizabeth Rose, a paediatric otolaryngology surgeon, will help GPs improve their knowledge and skills in the assessment and management...
Network News (24 October 2023)
Latest news, events, training and opportunities for our commissioned services and primary health care providers in Melbourne’s centre, north and west.
Buruli ulcer: an update for GPs working in inner Melbourne (19 October 2023)
This session will highlight key information for clinicians about the risk, as well as how to recognise and diagnose the condition. Session resources Presentation...
General Practice Update (19 October 2023)
Latest news, CPD training, policy updates and more for general practice teams in the North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network region.
New perspectives on pain management, including the roles of opioids and medical cannabis (31 August 2023)
This session will explore what we have been doing to manage low back pain? Has it been working? When back pain persists, do you...
Long COVID in general practice and new statewide referral criteria update (5 October 2023)
New statewide referral criteria for advice on the management of long COVID came into effect on 1 July 2023. This session will provide an...
Managing respiratory illness in general practice (12 October 2023)
This session will provide ideas and tools for general practices to safely assume seeing respiratory patients face-to-face. Session resources Presentation slides
Child mental health community of practice - session 4: Eating disorders (3 October 2023)
This child mental health community of practice (CoP) is a multidisciplinary CoP for clinicians including but not limited to GPs, practice nurses, psychologists, paediatricians,...
Network News (10 October 2023)
Latest news, events, training and opportunities for our commissioned services and primary health care providers in Melbourne’s centre, north and west.
Improving Childhood Asthma Management (ICAM) community of practice - session 1: Implementing clinical practice guidelines (4 October 2023)
This community of practice (CoP) session will focus on the implementation of updated paediatric asthma guidelines, and the challenges to this in the real...
Network News (26 September 2023)
Latest news, events, training and opportunities for our commissioned services and primary health care providers in Melbourne's centre, north and west.
Insights and strategies to manage difficult patient situations
This session will provide an overview of current knowledge and best practice in managing difficult patient situations. Session resources Presentation slides (.pdf)
MyMedicare registration form
The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care MyMedicare registration form is available for general practices to download and provide to their patients....
Resources for MyMedicare general practices and health care providers
The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care MyMedicare fact sheets, frequently asked questions, brochures and patient registration form. In this collection: GP...
Resources for MyMedicare patients
The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care fact sheets and brochures for MyMedicare patients. In this collection: fact sheets frequently asked questions...
Understanding the role GPs play in community palliative care (27 September 2023)
In this webinar you will learn the role GPs have in community palliative care, and how you can work with local providers to achieve...
Managing asthma in Spring (21 September 2023)
Springtime asthma is a phenomenon for which all health professionals in primary care need to be aware and prepared. This session will cover how...
NWMPHN Community Participation Plan – poster
Health equity demands that all communities can influence decisions that impact them. Optimal outcomes demand many voices participate in planning, developing and evaluating health...
COMPASS: Connecting mental health paediatric specialists and community services – poster
North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN), in partnership with The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Health Services Unit and Mental Health team, piloted an...
NWMPHN Health Needs Assessment Framework – poster
To ensure equitable access to health care across its catchment, North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN) created the Health Needs Assessment Framework. The...
MyMedicare: a deeper dive (including PRODA) (18 September 2023)
This session follows on from the first webinar and will provide a ‘deeper dive’ into the benefits and impacts of MyMedicare on general practice...
