News: SHW

21 February 2025

The Prince of Wales Hospital (POWH) Rapid Access Cardiac Clinic (RACC) is a medically led outpatient clinic located in the Community Assessment Unit (CAU), which provides timely access to high-quality...

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25 October 2024

Women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds are less likely to participate in cancer screening programs, which can lead to higher cancer incidence and mortality. In the Central and...

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18 October 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbE9F079cQk BreastScreen NSW may recall 1 in 20 patients to an assessment clinic for diagnostic testing following their screening mammogram, and the results are shared with the patient's GP via...

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24 February 2025

24 February 2025 Pneumococcal disease is a serious bacterial infection caused by Streptococcus Pneumoniae. Whilst anyone can contract this infection, young children, people with risk conditions and older adults are...

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SHW
22 July 2024

24 February 2025 General practices are invited to register to participate in a Pneumococcal Vaccination Recall Program for adults aged 70 years and older, a simple QI activity to enhance...

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SHW
25 February 2025

The Initial Assessment and Referral (IAR) Decision Support Tool (DST) for mental healthcare was developed by the Department of Health to support appropriate mental health referrals and improve patient outcomes....

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15 November 2024

The Initial Assessment and Referral (IAR) Decision Support Tool (DST) for mental healthcare was developed by the Department of Health to support appropriate mental health referrals and improve patient outcomes....

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29 November 2024

Do you know about the Australian Haemochromatosis Registry? To help with early diagnosis and treatment of haemochromatosis, the Australian Government is supporting Haemochromatosis Australia. The Australian Government is providing $400,000...

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SHW
2 December 2024

Psychological Support Services (PSS) will be accepting referrals until Friday 20 December 2024 5pm and will re-open for referrals from Monday 6 January 2025 9am. Please note that any referrals...

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14 October 2024

The PSS program is open to referrals and mental health practitioners are available to commence working with patients. With a track record of over 8 years of delivering quality psychological...

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