Substance Misuse Help this Festive Season and Beyond
Alcohol and other drugs (AOD) use is a major cause of preventable disease, illness and death in Australia. As we head into the festive season, there are a range of services which are available to patients and community members struggling with various addictions. As the Western Sydney Primary Health Network, WentWest has been tasked by […]
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, […]
Western Sydney Diabetes Masterclass Wrap Up
On Saturday 21 October, Western Sydney Diabetes hosted the face-to-face Masterclass session at the PARKROYAL Parramatta. More than 300 people registered for the session, bringing together GPs, pharmacists, diabetes educators, practice and community nurses, endocrinologists, dieticians, exercise physiologists, psychologists and podiatrists to better equip them with the skills to manage diabetes. The day kicked off […]
New Electronic Referral System in NSW
The use of electronic referrals (eReferrals) is being introduced as a statewide project through eHealth NSW and HealthLink in response to GP feedback that the existing referral processes are too time consuming. An eReferral is an electronic document that can be sent electronically from one health care service to another, which can improve the quality […]
Improving Heart Health in Western Sydney
Based on 2020 population data, there are 365,593 people living in Western Sydney with risk factors that could be broadly targeted via early intervention initiatives for cardiology care as part of this program. Of this target population, patients at-risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) (aged 65 and above) equates to a target cohort of 130,298. It […]
Urgent Care Clinician Line Provides Fast-Track Access to Urgent Care Services
We are pleased to announce we have launched an Urgent Care Clinician Line, providing Western Sydney general practices fast-track access to book their patients into urgent care services, following a clinical assessment. The Urgent Care Clinician Line is available to GPs, paramedics, medical staff at emergency departments, and selected virtual support services in Western Sydney. […]
Delivering Culturally Sensitive Health Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
WentWest Commissioning and Marketing and Communications staff with members of Western Sydney Integrated Team Care. Western Sydney Integrated Team Care (WSITC) improves health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic health conditions through access to care coordination, multidisciplinary care and self-management support. It improves access to culturally appropriate, mainstream primary care services, […]
Equipping Health Professionals to Provide Mental Health Support
Health professionals working in the mental health and primary care sector have an important role to play in the diagnosis and treatment of patients experiencing mental ill-health. As there may be an increase in the number of people seeking mental health support during Mental Health Month it is important to be equipped with the right […]
Encouraging Childhood Immunisation in Western Sydney and CALD Communities
Our annual Immunisation Bike Competition has officially started. This year, WentWest is celebrating eleven years of running the Immunisation Bike Competition in Western Sydney. Since the annual competition was developed in 2011, there have been 16,422 children immunised through the competition. How Practices Can Get Involved Every child who receives their 12-month, 18-month or four-year-old […]
MyMedicare: Patient Registration Now Open
MyMedicare is a new Voluntary Patient Registration (VPR) model implemented by the Commonwealth Government. MyMedicare will formalise and strengthen the relationship between patients, their general practice, general practitioner and primary care teams to improve continuity of care and patient experience. As of 1 October 2023, patients can now register for MyMedicare in person at their […]