News: Sydney Health Weekly

30 May 2023

Most people with Hepatitis C can be cured with as little as eight weeks of treatment. Despite this, many Australians with hepatitis C are yet to undertake the treatment and...

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30 May 2023

This free face-to-face update update by ASHM (Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine), provides practitioners in primary and related care settings with an overview of hepatitis C...

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14 February 2023

Caring for those living with dementia can be challenging. Changes in behaviour are common, with up to 95% of people living with dementia experiencing them. These may include episodes of...

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13 February 2023

The Australian Government announced changes to the Practice Incentive Program (PIP) Indigenous Health Incentive (IHI) as part of the 2021-22 Budget following a national consultation process. The changes are intended...

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13 February 2023

The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (SCHN) is transitioning to a digital referral system for all new outpatient referrals at Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick and Children's Hospital at Westmead from February...

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13 February 2023

On behalf of all of us at CESPHN,  we would like to warmly welcome everyone attending WorldPride, those who live locally, those who have come from across Australia and those...

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13 February 2023

Health professionals in Indigenous health services can help their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients to complete bowel screening, boost bowel screening participation rates – and save lives. Alternative access...

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10 February 2023

CESPHN is excited to introduce a new education program, delivered in partnership with Health and Aged Care provider, HammondCare, aimed at increasing knowledge and understanding of palliative and end of...

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8 February 2023

ATAGI 2023 Booster Advice The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) have updated their recommendations on the use of booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine in 2023. ATAGI recommends a...

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19 September 2023

On 1 September 2023, The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation ( ATAGI) updated their advice for the COVID-19 booster dose and  released further ATAGI updated recommendations which provided guidance...

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