10 Dec 2024
Removing the risks – have a safe and happy Christmas 10-Dec
Ho ho ho. December has darted by and you’re already staring down the Christmas Day barrel. Time to get out the checklist and make sure you’ve got all bases covered.
10 Dec 2024
New paramedics join Ambulance Tasmania to strengthen statewide ambulance services
Ambulance Tasmania is thrilled to welcome 16 new paramedics who have relocated from interstate and overseas to strengthen frontline healthcare across the State.
10 Dec 2024
National dementia action plan launched
The roadmap is designed to ensure quality of life for patients, with prevention and education a ‘huge piece of the picture’.
10 Dec 2024
Fines considered to stop ‘weaponised’ complaints
AHPRA has accepted 17 Ombudsman recommendations which aim to protect GPs from vexatious complaints ‘made with the intent to cause them harm’.
10 Dec 2024
Increase in patients turning to AI for therapy
As patients face barriers to mental health care, many are turning to ChatGPT for help, but experts say it brings a risk of devastating mistakes.
10 Dec 2024
Provider Connect Australia: simplify your workflow and improve data accuracy
SWSPHN is working with the Australian Digital Health Agency’s initiative, Provider Connect Australia (PCA), to improve data accuracy and support better digital health connections across Australia.
10 Dec 2024
How to support CALD survivors of sexual violence: free resources for health professionals
Health professionals play a key role in supporting people who disclose experiences of sexual violence, and for those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, disclosure can be especially challenging due to factors like cultural stigma, language barriers or fears about immigration status
10 Dec 2024
GP Living 101: practical workshops for health professionals in 2025
The GP Living 101 series of workshops for GPs, practice nurses, and managers has returned bigger and better for 2025 with a broader curriculum of non-clinical topics shaped by your feedback.
10 Dec 2024
Clinical Suicide Prevention Service now open for referrals
Two new service providers are now delivering South Western Sydney PHN’s Clinical Suicide Prevention Service.
09 Dec 2024
Updates to requirements and guidance for labels of injectable medicines
Changes to TGO 91 for injectable electrolyte medicines