Tonight COVID-19 Local Update and Vaccination Strategy Webinar
We are hosting a COVID-19 Local Update and Vaccination Strategy webinar for all health care professionals in Western Sydney tonight Thursday 21 January at 6:30pm. The Department of Health has announced that the Australian COVID-19 Vaccination Program will commence from mid to late February 2021. General Practice will play a significant role in the roll […]
Management and Testing During COVID-19 Outbreaks in RACF
COVID-19 outbreaks in residential aged care facilities (RACF) in Sydney and Victoria have demonstrated the critical role general practice plays in mitigating the impact of a COVID-19 outbreak for residents who are vulnerable members of our community. For this reason, our Practice Development team partnered with the Western Sydney Local Health District and Public Health […]
Supporting Your Wellbeing: Self-care Resources for Health Professionals
We understand that health care professionals across Western Sydney are working tirelessly on the frontline of crisis, particularly in recent months due to bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic. While you take care of others, it is important that your wellbeing is prioritised too. It is important that during this time of increased community anxiety that […]
Have You Registered Your Workplace as a COVID Safe Business?
Wendy Modernell, WentWest Quality Management Systems Coordinator, following our COVID Safe Plan. Businesses in Western Sydney are registering as COVID Safe, including practices, offices, and workplaces across the health care industry. The COVID Safe program provides information and support to meet COVID-19 related safety obligations, while showing patients, staff, and the general public a strong […]
COVID-19 Testing in Western Sydney
As the number of COVID-19 cases in NSW remains low, increased testing is crucial to ensure new cases or outbreaks are identified and managed rapidly. There is now laboratory capacity to approximately double the volume of testing for COVID-19 in NSW. General practice has a continuing role in promoting testing and ensuring appropriate measures are in […]
Castle Hill GP-Led Respiratory Clinic Adds a Third Clinic to Western Sydney’s COVID-19 Response
Julian Leeser MP, Hon. Alex Hawke MP, Jane Assange, Director, Primary Care Transformation, and Integration WentWest, Ian Lowe, CEO Castle Hill Medical Centre, Dr Nigel Grebert, Castle Hill Medical Centre and Ray Messom, CEO, Wentwest. On Monday 18 May, the third GP-led respiratory clinic opened in Castle Hill, New South Wales, as part of the […]
COVID-19 and your Asthma Patients
The Australian Asthma Handbook has been updated for health care professionals with recommendations for managing asthma patients during the pandemic. There is no specific data as yet to suggest people with asthma are at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19, nor that they would experience a more serious case of the illness. Nevertheless, Asthma Australia […]
COVID-19 Impacts on The National Cervical Screening Program
The Department of Health has provided revised guidelines for health care providers on managing cervical screening participants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Where possible The National Cervical Screening Program (the Program) is encouraging health care providers to continue to offer routine screening and follow-up. The Program recognises some providers/clinics may have different capabilities during the pandemic, […]
Blacktown Respiratory Clinic Open
In response to COVID-19, the Department of Health has worked with Primary Health Networks across Australia to roll out a number of initiatives, including dedicated GP-led Respiratory Clinics, to help combat and control the pandemic. WentWest, the Western Sydney Primary Health Network, in conjunction with the Kildare Road Medical Centre team, have established The Blacktown […]