Ovarian Cancer awareness month wraps up
There is still time to participate in Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month by hosting a Teal Tea or wearing a teal ribbon.
Listen to your heart: Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week
More than a quarter of a million Australian are living with heart valve disease (HVD) without even realising it.
Big health win for the New England with Single Employer Model approved
The New England has been approved by both the federal and state governments as the next trail site for the Single Employer Model of GP training according to Adam Marshall.
Kamilaroi men’s health program launched
A new program designed to strengthen ties to culture and community while focusing on health among Gunnedah’s Aboriginal men was launched this week.
Federal Health Minister willing to fund ‘Single Employer Model’ for GPs in New England
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has reiterated that they are willing to fund the 'Single Employer Model' that many hope will address the GP crisis in New England.
Community united on demand for urgent reform to address GP crisis
A packed meeting in Armidale last night sent a message to both state and federal governments that immediate and urgent health care reform is needed.
Calls for rural health overhaul as uni debts wiped
A doctor or nurse practitioner who lives and works in rural and remote Australia will have their university fee debt wiped under new legislation, but NSW Farmers says that's no silver bullet, and an overhaul of rural health is needed.
Report backs need for a CDC
A new Grattan Institute report warns chronic health conditions are the biggest killer in Australia
COVID-19 Omicron wave nearly done as local cases drop below 1000
Recorded cases of COVID-19 have dropped and are stabilising at low levels across the state according to the latest report from NSW Health, with local cases dropping below 1000 for the first time in over a year. The Hunter New…
Final days to register for public meeting on GP crisis in Armidale
A public meeting on the future of primary health care in the Armidale region is being held next Wednesday, February 15, with RSVPs closing on Monday.