Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECC PHN) has commissioned a new access and referral service to improve and increase the levels of support for patients eligible to receive funded primary mental health care services. The new access and referral service will start from July 1, 2019 and will be provided by a consortium of locally-based and experienced primary care providers. Central Coast - Central Coast Primary Car...

Chronic pain can have a devastating impact on individuals, their families, workplaces and the community, often contributing to problems including; opioid dependency, depression, loss of income and increased risk of suicide. With at least one in five Australians living experiencing chronic pain today, it is an escalating health issue and carries a significant economic burden in lost productivity and health costs. The newly-released National Strate...

Overweight and obesity is responsible for 8.4% of the total burden of disease in Australia, representing the impact of people dying early and living with illness due to conditions caused by excess weight. This represents the impact of people dying early and living with illness due to conditions caused by excess weight, which was surpassed only by smoking (9.3%) as a modifiable risk factor for ill health. Read more in the newly launched Obesity Ev...

Many people experience an increase in asthma symptoms and find their asthma harder to control during Winter. Asthma Australia has developed a range of resources on our website to help people with asthma to be Winter well, including a checklist to better manage asthma during this season. Click here to view information and resources.