News

While first published 28 January, this page is continually being added to and updated with information about novel coronavirus that is available from the Australian Government Department of Health (DoH) and NSW Health.

The 30 January edition of Practice News, our fortnightly newsletter for general practice, is now available.

The 16 January edition of Practice News, our fortnightly newsletter for general practice, is now available.

Wentworth Healthcare, the provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement yesterday of $76 million for mental health support in response to the current bushfire crisis.

The 20 December edition of Practice News, our fortnightly newsletter for general practice, is now available.

Up to two-thirds of emergency room patients presenting at night and on weekends could have been treated by a GP, according to local data.

With the upcoming Christmas and New Year period just around the corner, our local emergency departments are bracing for an increased patient load. The good news is that for non-urgent medical assistance, the hospital is not always your only option and a long wait in the emergency department may not be necessary.

The 5 December 2019 of Practice News, our fortnightly newsletter for general practice, is now available.

The 21 November 2019 of Practice News, our fortnightly newsletter for general practice, is now available.

The 7 November 2019 of Practice News, our fortnightly newsletter for general practice, is now available.

Indigenous communities throughout the Nepean Blue Mountains region now have increased access to mental health, drug and alcohol counselling delivered by Aboriginal health professionals.

Wentworth Healthcare, the provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, is proud to be the winner of the Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence (WSABE) in the category of Innovation.

The region’s first ‘Street University’ will be established in Penrith by the end of the year and will provide a free community space that embraces young people’s art, music and culture while providing early intervention for addiction and mental health issues.

Living with mental illness and having a personal experience of life on the land has motivated St Albans Farmer, Sherri McMahon, to help local farmers weather the drought.

Armed with a Well-being Grant to Support Farming Communities received from Wentworth Healthcare, provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network (NBMPHN), Sherri and her partner are rallying the community to connect and build resilience. The grant, given to the Trustees of the St Albans Common, is part of the Empowering Our Communities initiative introduced by the Federal Government to support communities affected by drought.

We know that loneliness and social isolation is strongly associated with poorer physical and mental health outcomes for older people.

Building on the strength of our Compassionate Communities work taking place in the Blue Mountains, over the next two-years we will pilot a model to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people living in the Hawkesbury community.

Drought affected communities across Lithgow and Hawkesbury can now access free mental health coaching support.

NewAccess, developed by Beyond Blue and delivered locally by Marathon Health, is a free self-referral, early intervention program for anyone who may be experiencing signs of depression and anxiety. The service is funded by Wentworth Healthcare, provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, through the Empowering Our Communities initiative.