South Western Sydney PHN (SWSPHN) supports primary care health professionals to provide quality healthcare to the region’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population through the below support.
What we do
Social Emotional Wellbeing
Social and Emotional Wellbeing provides mental health and alcohol and other drugs support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who...
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Integrated Team Care Program for complex chronic conditions
The Integrated Team Care Program (ITC), funded by SWSPHN, supports access to services for Aboriginal people with chronic disease throughout...
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Cultural responsiveness training for primary healthcare
SWSPHN provides primary care practices with the tools and knowledge to provide culturally appropriate care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
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Register as an Aboriginal health provider
SWSPHN can assist practices to register as an Aboriginal health provider through the Medicare Practice Incentives Program (PIP) Indigenous Health...
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715 Aboriginal preventative health screening support
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can get a free health check once a year, as well as free follow-up...
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End-of-life planning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
When you let your mob know of your healthcare and end-of-life wishes in advance, you relieve them of the burden...
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How to identify your Aboriginal patients
Identifying your Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients is important as this aims to improve healthcare outcomes and experiences of...
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