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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…

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…

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…

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…