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United in crisis: Ingham residential aged care homes rise to the challenge during devastating floods

The February 2025 floods brought widespread devastation across North Queensland, affecting over 500 homes and businesses from Townsville to Tully....

QI Activity: Pneumococcal Vaccination Recall Program for adults aged 70 years and older

General practices are invited to register to participate in a Pneumococcal Vaccination Recall Program for adults aged 70 years and older, a...

Conversations about death and dying should be part of life

Community members, service providers, and carers came together for the Charters Towers Compassionate Communities Legacy Leaving event recently.  The purpose...

Better care for women with heavy menstrual bleeding

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) has published a new Women’s Health Focus Report...

Partnerships for culturally safe cancer care grant program

Addressing long-standing equity and cultural safety issues within mainstream health services, particularly in specialist cancer care, is crucial to ensuring...

Australian Government Cancer Screening GP Engagement Kits

In 2022 the Australian Government distributed GP cancer screening engagement packs to more than 7000 general practices across Australia including...

Care finders connect to better support vulnerable older persons in northern Queensland

Thirty care finders, managers, and service providers from across northern Queensland came together recently for a one-day Care Finder Workshop...

Dementia resources help create a dementia-friendly future

Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) is working towards a dementia-friendly future with several initiatives aimed at improving awareness and...

Aged care vaccination program through pharmacies helps protect vulnerable communities across North Queensland

Participating pharmacies already engaged in the Department of Health and Aged Care (DoHAC) COVID-19 vaccination program received funding support from...

70 family carers upskill to help loved ones with dementia at their end of life

More than 70 North Queensland family carers, from as far north as New Mapoon in Cape York and west to...

New telehealth initiative helps aged care home residents access GPs more easily

Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) is rolling out comprehensive, mobile, telehealth carts to 36 participating residential aged care homes...

NQPHN delivers vital disaster planning workshops for residential aged care homes and general practices across North Queensland

These workshops, conducted in Cairns, Townsville, and Mackay during November and December 2023, saw active participation from key stakeholders and...

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