13 Nov 2024
New state-of-the-art Burnie Ambulance Super Station ready to serve the community
The construction of the new $12.4 million Burnie Ambulance Super Station has been completed, with the station to welcome paramedics later this month.
13 Nov 2024
Oral Health Services Tasmania wins national award for Digital Dentures program
Congratulations to the Oral Health Services Tasmania (OHST) Digital Dentures project team for winning a national award that recognises its nation-leading technology.
13 Nov 2024
Skeletons on show as bone bus drops in
The Bone Bus rolled into Tharawal Aboriginal Medical Centre (AMS) in Airds on October 31, but it wasn’t there to create Halloween scares.
13 Nov 2024
Fairfield Urgent Care Centre opens to provide urgent medical care
A fifth urgent care site for South Western Sydney has opened in Fairfield.
13 Nov 2024
Cost-of-living help for families: free meals and no-interest loans
As the cost of living continues to increase, it can be difficult to make the family budget stretch. This includes healthy meals for growing children.
13 Nov 2024
Local mental health programs highlighted at SWSPHN symposium
South Western Sydney PHN hosted its biennial Mental Health Symposium at Campbelltown Arts Centre on Friday, 1 November 2024.
13 Nov 2024
First Nations Health Toolkit for General Practice
SWSPHN has created our first ever Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Toolkit to support our region’s general practices to provide culturally safe care to First Nations patients in South Western Sydney.
13 Nov 2024
AHPRA notifications rise by 14.2%
The medical watchdog’s annual report reveals 5.9% of medical practitioners received a notification last year, with clinical care the most common complaint.
13 Nov 2024
$28 million for research into Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19
Applications are open for the 2024 Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 grant opportunity. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
13 Nov 2024
Private health insurers offering telehealth: A risk to Medicare?
As more private health insurers offer digital GP consults, what does this mean for Medicare and primary care services?