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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 […]
Healthy Habits to Start this Men’s Health Week
Healthy Habits is the theme of this year’s Men’s Health Week which runs from 12 to 18 June. […]
Strong rates of homebound vaccination protecting vulnerable populations across western Victoria
Media release Hundreds of people across western Victoria have overcome difficulty accessing a COVID-19 vaccination thanks to an […]
CEO Primary Matters – 24 February 2022
Wound Management Training Pilot Project Detailed examination of the health needs of the communities of western Victoria by […]
Internationally esteemed wound management expert visits general practices in Wimmera Grampians
Media release People in rural areas of the Wimmera Grampians now have improved access to evidence-based wound care […]
CEO Primary Matters – 27 January 2022
Happy new year and welcome back to the first editions of Westvic News and Primary Matters for 2022. […]
Western Victorian healthcare practitioners are invited to attend the inaugural Statewide PHN Immunisation Forum
Victorian Primary Health Networks are working together to deliver the first online  Statewide PHN Immunisation Forum to be […]