News: General Practice

NAIDOC Week marks 50 years of celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander strength, culture, and achievements. This year’s theme, “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy" shines a light on...

Eligible patients can access free low-dose CT scans through the National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP)—supporting early detection of lung cancer in high-risk Australians. GPs are responsible for assessing eligibility...

NSW Health is reminding the community to avoid touching or handling bats following a man from northern NSW dying in NSW first case of Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV), a rare...

ADHD reforms to make care cheaper, faster and easier to access from September Thursday, 3 July 2025 From September, general practitioners in NSW will be able to resupply ADHD medication...

Nominations for the fourth annual Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Awards are now open. These annual awards recognise primary health care professionals and organisations that have provided exceptional service...

Influenza update for health professionals HPV coverage rates continue to drop New measles alert for Sydney TGA safety update: administration of RSV immunisation products Register to contribute to FluTracking New...

CESPHN national rank continues to improve for childhood vaccination coverage Change to NIP supply of measles-containing vaccines Measles alert for Sydney NSW residents urged to act as COVID levels rise...

The Central and Eastern Sydney region has a vibrant and empowered lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and gender diverse, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) community who positively impact the people around them...

GP Shared Care Clinical Midwife Consultant maternity leave cover The SLHD GP Shared Care Clinical Midwife Consultant, Melanie Tulloch, will be away on maternity leave until April 2026. Her role...

Resources for GPs GPs participating in the ANSC program are offered resources to promote consistent care for GP shared care patients. GP Shared Care poster GP Shared Care brochure MBS...