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The Telehealth in Residential Aged Care Facilities Program (TRAC) has recently been launched in Broken Hill and Dubbo, using video consultations to improve access to health professionals. Dr Ai-Vee Chua of Dubbo Family Doctors provided the first consultation to an aged care resident at Catholic Healthcare Holy Spirit.
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The Commonwealth Department of Health is consulting with the public on how data in the My Health Record system may be used in the future.  Public consultations are being held to give people the opportunity to provide input about who should be able to access My Health Record data, for what purposes and what the oversight arrangements should be.
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Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN) has appointed Marathon Health to provide psychological therapy services for under-serviced groups under a new model from the start of next month, with a focus on access and availability.
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WNSW Primary Health Network has partnered with Black Dog Institute to rollout a mental health “checkup” service aimed at screening patients for anxiety and depression.
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The AHHA has released a Deeble Institute Evidence Brief on ‘What works’ in partnering to deliver effective Aboriginal health services: the Western New South Wales Primary Health Network experience. The release of the Evidence Brief follows the launch of the region’s Cultural Safety Framework on 18 August in Broken Hill by the Minister for Indigenous Health, Hon. Ken Wyatt, MP.
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WNSW PHN today launched its Integrated Chronic Care Atlas of Dubbo and Coonamble, along with the Integrated Mental Health Atlas of Western NSW. The atlases apply an international methodology to map services and identify gaps in the region.
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Western NSW Primary Health Network launches its cultural safety framework on Friday, 18 August in Broken Hill. This framework enables our organisation and service providers to positively influence the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal People.
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NSW Health is urging the community to wash their hands and stay at home if affected by gastroenteritis, following an increase in viral gastroenteritis notifications and emergency department presentations in hospitals across the state.
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Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new service provider for the provision of Psychological Therapy Services for under-serviced Groups. From 1 October 2017, Marathon Health will provide services under a new model to those individuals requiring primary mental health care who are not likely to be able to have their needs met through Medicare subsidised mental health services.
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