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BreastScreen NSW has temporarily suspended routine breast screening as of cob Friday 27 March.  Women will continue to be notified of screening results. If the…

NSW Health would like to emphasise the importance of continuing to immunise children against other infectious diseases in the context of COVID-19. Now more than…

Distribution of the 2020 influenza vaccines will commence in the week beginning 30 March 2020. Please ensure your purpose built vaccine refrigerator has enough storage…

Information from NSW Health for Emergency Departments, Ambulance Service, Intensive Care Units, Clinical Toxicology Units, and Drug and Alcohol Services NSW Health recommends a high…

Information from NSW Health for Emergency Departments, Ambulance Service, Intensive Care Units, Clinical Toxicology Units, Mental Health Services and Drug and Alcohol Services NSW Health…

The Australian Department of Health are now focusing on preparing for outbreaks of sustained community transmission of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). WHO have not yet…

Bowel cancer is Australia’s second biggest cancer killer. It kills more people in NSW than prostate cancer, breast cancer or melanoma. Despite this, currently only…

Just Checking is a project delivering an easy English page for people with intellectual disability. This website contains a range of resources designed by and…

Measles fact sheet and checklist The RACGP Expert Committee – Practice Technology and Management has published a new Measles fact sheet and checklist to support…

Following 4 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus infection in Australia the Chief Medical Officer and Australian Government Department of Health have issued statements regarding the…

Novel Coronavirus 2019 – Wuhan, China – Updated advice for General Practitioners (PDF here) Consider novel coronavirus infection in patients with fever and respiratory symptoms…

Sydney’s Northern Beaches is one of two Australian communities chosen to appear front and centre of a new suicide prevention campaign pilot delivered by national…

Adequate preparation for a bushfire can help protect you, your family and your local community. In response to the ongoing bushfires affecting communities across NSW…

Adequate preparation for a bushfire can help protect your patients, your practice and your local community. In response to the ongoing bushfires affecting communities across…

Allied Health Professions Australia have launched the Allied Health NDIS Registration Support Project to assist professionals in obtaining their NDIS registration. The NDIS Commission has…

The Australian Government’s Acting Chief Medical Officer and State and Territory Chief Health Officers have released a statement containing advice on the use of masks…

The Ministry of Health has released two public drug warnings: Variable dose and high dose MDMA tablets/capsules; and Non-pharmaceutical grade (counterfeit) alprazolam tablets containing etizolam….

An important reminder for health professionals with useful resources from NSW Health about the health impacts of heat, heat and medications, and how you can…

NSW Health released the Viral Hepatitis Update for primary health care practitioners, the key points are as follows: Testing for hepatitis B or C in…

Please be advised that The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) this week released its 2019 Medicare Benefits Schedule fee summary. The fee summary…