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New criteria to reduce wait times for eligible patients requiring plastic surgery or with joint or lower back pain
New statewide referral criteria for plastic surgery and joint pain, including lower back pain, came into effect from […]
New criteria to reduce wait times for eligible patients requiring colonoscopy or gastroscopy in Victorian public hospitals
From the start of February 2024, new ‘companion’ statewide referral criteria for category one patients with specific indications […]
Geelong’s Laura Robinson Awarded National Practice Manager of the Year
WVPHN would like to congratulate headspace Geelong’s Practice Manager, Laura Robinson, who has just won Australian Association of […]
Nurse immunisers sponsored to help deliver COVID-19 vaccine to the community
Media Release Western Victoria PHN (WVPHN) has invested over $20,000 of Commonwealth funding to sponsor 60 nurses in […]
New funding to help ensure no-one feels alone in the community
Media Release New support is on its way for people who are feeling lonely and disconnected because of […]
New After Hours Telehealth Services For Aged Care Facilities
Western Victoria Primary Health Network (WVPHN) is allocating funding of more than $227,000* for the delivery of a […]
Funding Inspires Collaborative Innovation to Improve After Hours Health Care Services
A Western Victoria PHN (WVPHN) evaluation of the After Hours Collaborative Innovation Grants project has found that the […]
SMS to be Used to Increase Cancer Screening Outcomes
Funding has been approved for a research trial that will allow GPs across our region to SMS patients […]