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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 […]
Preparing for the New COVID-19 Wave
With the Victorian Government Department of Health advising that we are now entering a new wave of COVID-19 […]
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 […]
COVID-19 Positive Care Pathways Updated
The Victorian Government Department of Health has advised that an updated COVID Positive Pathways model is now in […]
COVID-19 Vaccination Grants Protecting Vulnerable Populations Across Western Victoria
Maximising COVID-19 Vaccinations Grant Outcomes Western Victoria Primary Health Network’s (WVPHN) Maximising Vaccination Funding 2022 aimed to significantly […]
Changes to Victorian Department of Health COVID-19 response from 1 July 2022
From 1 July 2022, a new COVID-19 branch will formally start operating within the Victorian Department of Health’s […]
COVID-19 Vaccinations – Extension of the Vulnerable Populations Funding
The Commonwealth Government has announced an extension of the vulnerable populations funding with a focus of ensuring non-Medicare […]