HEAL – funded healthy lifestyle program for your patients in South Western Sydney

HEAL – funded healthy lifestyle program for your patients in South Western Sydney

HEAL is an evidence-based lifestyle program which helps patients with or at risk of chronic disease to improve their health...
29 May 2025
HEAL logo and active person

Collaborating for community health: SWSPHN hosts statewide workshop

SWSPHN proudly hosted the first NSW State Joint Needs Assessment Workshop last week at the Stamford Plaza Sydney Airport Hotel...
28 May 2025

Support for bowel cancer screening, referrals available to practices

As we approach Bowel Cancer Awareness Month in June, GPs are reminded South Western Sydney Local Health District’s (SWSLHD) Direct...
28 May 2025

SWSPHN joins partnership aimed at enabling community to become more physically active

The benefits of exercise to mental health and diabetes management were stressed during a presentation by Alyssa Horgan from SWSPHN’s...
27 May 2025
Alyssa Horgan promotes the role of SWSPHN at the Liverpool Local Active Partnership bi-monthly meeting.

Bulk billing changes for general practice: expanded MBS incentives from 1 November

Bulk billing changes for general practice start on 1 November, expanding MBS incentives to cover all Australians with a Medicare...
27 May 2025

Supporting refugees and people seeking asylum in South Western Sydney

South Western Sydney welcomes more refugees each year than anywhere else in Australia. Many arrive after fleeing war, persecution or...
27 May 2025
GP support for children when parents live with mental health issues

National Reconciliation Week 2025: Bridging Now to Next

Australian people will come together from 27 May to 3 June to mark National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 2025, a time...
26 May 2025

Referral guide for GPs: Type 2 diabetes group exercise classes in South Western Sydney

GPs can refer eligible patients with type 2 diabetes to group exercise classes delivered by accredited exercise physiologists under Medicare...
23 May 2025
group exercise session

Support vital research — join Australian Haemochromatosis Registry

World Haemochromatosis Week is an opportunity to raise awareness of Australia’s most common genetic condition and support crucial research into...
22 May 2025

If you’re 45 or older, start screening for bowel cancer

Bowel cancer claims the lives of 101 Australians every week – but it’s one of the most treatable types of...
20 May 2025