World Cafe: Clinical Council and Citizens’ Assembly Join Forces
Bringing clinical expertise and community voice together WentWest recently brought together members of its Clinical Council and the Western Sydney Citizens’ Assembly for a World Café–style workshop—an innovative and collaborative approach designed to deepen conversations about what matters most for health and wellbeing in our region. The session provided a valuable opportunity for clinicians and […]
Strengthening Metabolic Health Planning Across Western Sydney
Improving diabetes and obesity outcomes in Western Sydney requires a shared and coordinated effort across both primary and secondary healthcare. Leaders from across the health system recently came together to attend a half‑day Metabolic Health Planning Workshop held at Nepean Clinical School. WentWest, Western Sydney Primary Health Network, was proud to work alongside our colleagues […]
World Kidney Day: A Call to Action for Western Sydney Health Professionals
Chronic Kidney Disease affects 1 in 10 people and often progresses silently until irreversible damage occurs. In Western Sydney, chronic disease drivers such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease are major contributors to CKD risk. How GPs Can Strengthen Early CKD Detection 1. Proactively screen high‑risk patientsUse simple blood (eGFR) and urine ACR testing for patients with: Diabetes Hypertension Cardiovascular disease […]
Masterclass Mobilises Western Sydney Against Rising Diabetes Rates
More than half of Western Sydney’s population is overweight and at risk of developing type 2 diabetes (1), Western Sydney health professionals are taking the lead to address the problem. More than 450 gathered for the Western Sydney Diabetes Masterclass in Parramatta recently. Hosted by Western Sydney Diabetes, in partnership with WentWest, the Western Sydney PHN, and the Western […]
Tackling Inactivity and Inequity: Key Insights from the 2024 WSYD Moving Symposium
Last week, we were proud to sponsor and speak at the 2024 WSYD Moving Symposium. The event was attended by participants from across academia, sports science, community and health sectors with the vision of talking inactivity and inequity in Western Sydney. Inactivity leads to high rates of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, and costs Western […]
Free Education Program to Improve the Lives of Older People
We proudly commission Live Life Get Active to run education programs dedicated to improving the quality of life for people aged 65 years and over. The Live Younger Longer – Active Ageing Program teaches early intervention strategies to improve the health and wellbeing of older people. The program shares cognitive, physical, mental, nutritional and social […]
Introducing the 2kg Challenge
Western Sydney is a diabetes hotspot with half of the population overweight and at risk. People who live in Western Sydney are twice as likely to have diabetes than people living in Sydney’s Eastern or Northern suburbs. They are even at higher risk if they are Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Asian, Middle Eastern or from […]
Making Health Care Accessible to People Experiencing Homelessness Through our Winter Grants Funding
To support the community during the 2024 winter season, we offered grant opportunities to accredited general practices across the local government areas of Blacktown, The Hills Shire, Parramatta and Cumberland. The grants were offered to support the delivery of COVID-19 and Flu vaccination clinics, either in practice or community, to vulnerable patient groups. The clinics […]
Reconciliation is Needed Now More Than Ever in Our Western Sydney Region
National Reconciliation Week (NRW), held between 27 May and 3 June, is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. This year’s NRW theme is ‘Now more than ever’ reminding us that in every circumstance, […]
WSYD Moving Symposium
Scott Walters, WentWest Senior Program Manager, Jane Assange, WentWest’s Director of Primary Care Transformation and Integration, Dr Jaspreet Saini, and David Burns, Founder of Collective Leisure Last week, we were proud to sponsor and speak at Collective Lesiure’s Western Sydney (WSYD) Moving Symposium. The event was attended by over 100 participants from across the academic, […]