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Hawkesbury Now Home to New Community Drug and Alcohol Service

The Hawkesbury is now home to a community-based alcohol and other drugs support service. WHOS Hawkesbury provides a range of day treatment services for those living with alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues. 

Check in on Your Mental Wellbeing this Get Ready Weekend

Wentworth Healthcare, the provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, is encouraging the community to prepare their mental wellbeing, as well as their homes, for the upcoming bushfire season.

Local health Professionals Gather for the 2024 Nepean Blue Mountains Clinical Paediatric Conference

Over 150 local GPs, GP registrars, practice nurses and allied health professionals gathered in Leura on Saturday, together with clinicians from the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, for the highly anticipated 2024 Nepean Blue Mountains Clinical Paediatric Conference.
 

Wentworth Healthcare launches new Strategic Plan for 2024-2029

Wentworth Healthcare, the provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, has launched its new 2024-2029 Strategic Plan which outlines the organisation’s strategic objectives and intended outcomes for the next five years.
 

Urgent Care Service launches in North Richmond

People in the Hawkesbury region can now access non-emergency healthcare in a more timely way, and avoid unnecessary trips to the emergency department (ED), thanks to a new Urgent Care Service which opened this week. The North Richmond Urgent Care Service will mean the local community can receive care quickly for conditions which can be safely and appropriately treated outside the region’s busy EDs. To access the service, patients should call Healthdirect on 1800 022 222.

Wentworth Healthcare Board Meet with Local Health Providers in Lithgow

In late June, the Board of Wentworth Healthcare, the provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, held events at Lithgow Workies Club to better understand the health services and needs of the Lithgow region. 

Mental Health Commission of NSW visit The Street University in Katoomba

On Thursday 13 June, Wentworth Healthcare, the provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network (NBMPHN), was proud to host delegates from the Mental Health Commission of NSW at two of their funded services in Katoomba and Lithgow.

Support For the Community with Dementia and Younger Onset Dementia

On Tuesday 14 May, Wentworth Healthcare, provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, is holding a Dementia and Younger Onset Dementia Community Event in the Blue Mountains. This event will provide an opportunity for people with dementia, younger or early onset dementia, their family, friends and carers, to learn about the services and supports available, how to keep the brain active and slow the progression of the disease.

Be Your Own Health Hero This Winter

Get Your Vaccinations Up-To-Date

FLU SEASON IS APPROACHING Talk to your GP or pharmacist about the vaccines recommended for you

Wentworth Healthcare, the provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, is encouraging the community to get their vaccinations up-to-date ahead of the winter months.

Wentworth Healthcare CEO, Lizz Reay said that it's important not to become complacent as we approach winter when cases of respiratory illnesses, such as COVID-19 and flu, will start to rise.

Creating a Compassionate Community in the Blue Mountains

On Friday, 3 May, Wentworth Healthcare, provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, will be hosting a community event in Springwood focussed on building a Compassionate Community in the Blue Mountains.

Innovative Youth Mental Health Program Will Help Provide the 'Right care, first time, where you live

Young people in the Nepean Blue Mountains region are struggling with their mental health and often have difficulty accessing, navigating and engaging with the services and programs that are available. Demand for services is high, with general practice data for the region indicating that 14% of patients between 4-17 years have a coded mental health disorder. Population health data also indicates that the region has a higher burden of mental illness and suicide compared to the NSW state average.

This Easter long weekend, the emergency department is not your only option…

Did you know that 10% of emergency room presentations in NSW could have been treated by a GP? This Easter long weekend, if you have a non life-threatening illness or injury, the emergency department is not your only option.

NSW and ACT PHNs Welcome the Australian National Audit Office Report

NSW and ACT Primary Health Networks (PHNs) welcome the Australian National Audit Office’s (ANAO) report into the effectiveness of the Department of Health and Aged Care’s (the Department) performance management of PHNs.

Live For Today, But Plan For Tomorrow

National Advance Care Planning Week is from Monday 18 March to Sunday 24 March and Wentworth Healthcare, the provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, is encouraging everyone, no matter your age or current state of health, to discuss your future healthcare plans with your loved ones and health providers.

headspace Hawkesbury Officially Opens

The new headspace Hawkesbury centre was officially opened on Friday 1 March, by the Hon Emma McBride MP, Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health, together with Susan Templeman MP, Member for Macquarie.