News: Sydney Health Weekly

7 March 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WpYvwwHLxM The Maroubra Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) is now open, seven days a week, from 8.00am to 8.00pm. It was officially launched by member for Kingsford Smith, the hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP in August 2023. To...

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27 February 2024

Young people with chronic health conditions in NSW can use the Transition Care Service for more complex transition support. The service can: Support plans for a transition from children's to...

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3 October 2023

MyMedicare aims to strengthen the relationship between patients, their general practice, general practitioner (GP) and primary care teams. From 1 October 2023 patients can register for MyMedicare. Patients must have...

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19 March 2024

The Department of Health and Aged Care has launched a national information campaign to encourage Australians to use the Medical Costs Finder when planning for the private specialist care. The...

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20 February 2024

Health professionals who refer patients to see a specialist can help their patients prepare by suggesting they visit the Medical Costs Finder. It helps patients find the typical costs for...

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8 January 2024

The Rapid Assessment, Diagnosis and Intervention Unit Sutherland (RADIUS) is a community-facing unit within the Sutherland Hospital for complex medical patients who are not critically unwell, to receive rapid assessment...

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15 January 2024

A new weekly Rheumatology clinic has opened at Canterbury Hospital. This will complement the existing services in osteoarthritis (Osteoarthritis Chronic Care program – OACCP - for the conservative management of...

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11 March 2024

Sexually transmissible infections (STIs) are a public health challenge in Australia with 1 in 6 Australians experiencing a notifiable STI in their lifetime. Beforeplay is a new national Australian Government...

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22 December 2023

New services are available to practices in Sydney Local Health District to help GPs assess and monitor their patients living with liver disease. Option 1 (Hepatitis B (HBV) only): Have...

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1 December 2023

Adults with hepatitis C and a Medicare card who are yet to be prescribed treatment are now eligible to participate in the University of Sydney’s Motivate C project.   Motivate...

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