Primary health and general practice

Supporting general practice nurses across North Queensland with osteoporosis diagnosis and management

Facilitated by NQPHN, in partnership with Reframe Osteoporosis, the workshop provided nurses with osteoporosis education and the opportunity to engage...

Supporting Cairns primary healthcare professionals with educational networking opportunity

Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN), in partnership with Avant, hosted the event on Thursday 28 April for 41 primary...

Pharmacies across NQ receive 15,000+ items of PPE

The Australian Government Department of Health recently tasked Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) to distribute PPE from the National...

NQPHN distributes 182,000 PPE items to GPs and ACCHOs

The Australian Government Department of Health recently tasked Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) to distribute PPE from the National...

healthdirect Video Call COVID-19 GP Program extended

This provides free Video Call access for general practitioners working in private practice and/or Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs)....

Win for primary care workforce in Mackay

Member for Dawson Mr George Christensen MP and Federal Member for Rural Health the Hon Dr David Gillespie MP today...

Living with COVID-19 workshops held across North Queensland

The sessions have allowed both face-to-face and online attendance, with an impressive number of total participants in each region to...

Updating the RACGP’s Infection prevention and control standards

First published in 2014, the IPC Standards are designed as a guide to help health professionals and other healthcare staff...

Vaccine Works: Cairns West Medical Centre passes 1,000 doses milestone

Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) is collaborating with the region’s vaccinating general practices and pharmacies on the Vaccine Works...

Hand Hygiene Compliance and Medical Practitioners

Hand hygiene compliance data for all healthcare workers is collected across three national audit periods each year and aggregated national...

Do you see patients with hepatitis B or hepatitis C?

The guidelines for monitoring hepatitis B have also been updated to recommend fibrosis assessment every 12 months. The Ethnic Communities...

Vaccine Works: Townville and Charters Towers GP clinics showcased

​ Northern Queensland Primary Health Network’s (NQPHN) Vaccine Works campaign spotlights the region’s vaccinating general practices and pharmacies, and focuses...

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