News: SHW

13 October 2025

From 1 July 2025, Chronic Disease Management referrals and care requirements were replaced by new GP Chronic Conditions Management Plans (GPCCMPs). Allied health providers and Aboriginal Health Workers, and Aboriginal...

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7 October 2025

Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network (CESPHN) is advising all general practices that Pen CS software (including CAT4 and PAT CAT) will be decommissioned and no longer accessible after 5:00pm on Thursday, 30 October...

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SHW
2 September 2025

Central and Eastern Sydney PHN will be transitioning from PenCS’ CAT4 to Outcome Health’s POLAR GP data extraction tool over the next 2 months. After a comprehensive review of our...

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7 July 2025

Healthdirect Australia has announced the continuation of the Healthdirect Video Call COVID-19 GP Program and the PHN Exemplar Program to 30 June 2026. GP Program The Department of Health, Disability...

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SHW
2 July 2025

New GP Chronic Conditions Management (GPCCM) MBS items commence from today, 1 July 2025. What does this mean for your general practice? Existing Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Plans and referrals...

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11 June 2025

Changes to Electronic Referrals at Sydney Local Health District Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) is expanding its use of eReferrals for General Practice referrals and rolling out the NSW Health...

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11 June 2025

University New England (UNE) invites Allied Health professionals to consider offering work placement opportunities for Year 11 – Year 12 students, who are showing an invested interest in a career...

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10 June 2025

From 1 July 2025, there will be a new framework for chronic disease management. These changes primarily affect medical practitioners, however, allied health professionals providing MBS services should be aware...

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10 June 2025

The Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items for COVID-19 vaccine suitability assessments, and associated items, will cease from 1 July 2025. This is an important step in transitioning the arrangements for...

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26 May 2025

‘Pave’ is a new smart phone app developed by the Cancer Institute NSW to support young people 16-24 years to quit vaping. Pave provides young people with information about vaping...

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