23 May 2024
Feeling crook this winter? Know your options
This winter, if you feel ill with flu, COVID-19 or RSV symptoms and think you should seek help, here’s what to do.
23 May 2024
Raising awareness, providing practical resources during Palliative Care Week
SWSPHN staff gathered to mark National Palliative Care Week and celebrate the launch of the updated version of our A Journey into Sorry Business booklet, on Tuesday, 21 May.
23 May 2024
Community welcomes new urgent healthcare option
SWSPHN’s CEO, Dr Keith McDonald PhD, and Primary Care Workforce Manager Bianca Lean, joined State Health Minister Ryan Park at the official opening of the Urgent Care Service (UCS) at Gregory Hills this morning (Thursday, 23 May).
22 May 2024
There’s no time to ‘watch and wait’ with children’s language delays
One in five children in South Western Sydney are at risk of poor language outcomes
22 May 2024
Core Palliative Care Medicines map provides timely access to effective end-of-life care
In recognition of Palliative Care Week, South Western Sydney Primary Health Network (SWSPHN) is highlighting the Core Palliative Care Medicines map, which helps patients and caregivers quickly locate pharmacies committed to stocking core palliative care medicines.
22 May 2024
Mental health deep dive offers snapshot into local need
What does the mental health services landscape in South Western Sydney look like today – and how will we meet the expected increase in demand over the next decade?
22 May 2024
CHF welcomes replica Ozempic compounding ban but consumers can't be left worse off
Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) welcomes the Federal Government's ban on compounding replica Ozempic medication but warns consumers who do legitimately need it can't be left worse off when the ban starts in October.
22 May 2024
What patients say uplifts their primary health experience
SPONSORED: A new CommBank report has shed a light on changing patient behaviours and how this can impact GPs.
22 May 2024
New tool to help parents and health professionals with ‘unfathomably difficult’ paediatric palliative care decisions
Navigating end-of-life care for a child or young person is unfathomably difficult. It is an emotionally challenging journey marked by difficult decisions – the location of where that care takes place is one of the biggest considerations.
22 May 2024
‘Milestone’ step for national HIV response
Australia has formally endorsed recognition of an undetectable viral load in people with HIV, a move hoped to further reduce transmission and stigma.