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Where to go for local support over the holiday season
20 December 2021
If you need additional help or support this holiday season, you are not alone. Local support services are available over the Christmas and New Year period.
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Local Practice Manager Lesley Riley wins AAPM Award
17 December 2021
We would like to offer our congratulations to Lesley Riley who was named the NSW/ACT state Practice Manager of the Year at the Australian Association of Practice Management State Conference in Sydney earlier this month.
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Local health professionals better equipped to diagnose respiratory conditions
17 December 2021
To help take the guess work out of diagnosing respiratory conditions in general practice, COORDINARE in partnership with Asthma Australia, has been hosting training options in spirometry for healthcare professionals based in South Eastern NSW.
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Made in the Illawarra - National Bereavement Training Module for Community Pharmacy
6 December 2021
A national training module to help people who work in community pharmacies better support their clients who are dealing with grief has been written and filmed in the Illawarra. The module is being launched this week during National Grief Awareness Week.
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NSW Rural Doctors Network Honours three local primary health professionals
30 November 2021
Two Shoalhaven GPs, Dr Vicki McCartney and Dr Jamie Starkey, have been awarded 2021 Rural Medical Service Awards for outstanding service for more than 35 years to the Shoalhaven region by the NSW Rural Doctors Network (NSW RDA).
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Local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander vaccination rates in South Eastern NSW hit eighty percent target
29 November 2021
More than 80 percent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South Eastern NSW are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as of 23 November according to the latest data released by the Department of Health.
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Tribute to local primary health workers as South East NSW vaccination rates reach 80 percent
28 October 2021
COVID double dose vaccination rates in the 11 local government areas (LGAs) in South Eastern NSW have officially passed the 80 per cent eased restrictions target. According to the latest statistics, first dose rates have also passed the 90 per cent milestone in every LGA.
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Safe drinking campaign kicks off in South Eastern NSW
15 October 2021
COORDINARE and the Alcohol and Drug Foundation have joined forces for the first time to share national drinking guidelines with local communities in South Eastern NSW.
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Combined efforts lead to encouraging results for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander vaccination rates
7 October 2021
Aboriginal health leaders report an increase in vaccination rates amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the South Eastern NSW region but are urging community members to keep second dose appointments and to stick to the same vaccine.
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Improving chronic pain management for people in Southern NSW
10 September 2021
Chronic pain, also called persistent pain, affects one in five Australians over 45 years, with one in five people over 65 years experiencing moderate to severe pain that lasts for more than six months.
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Local Aboriginal health leaders say COVID vaccination gap can be closed
8 September 2021
Indigenous Australians are behind non-Indigenous Australians in the vaccination rollout, new data has revealed, but local Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (ACCHO) leaders are confident that they can enhance the rollout as Pfizer supplies increase.
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Medicare Mental Health to support people in South Eastern NSW during the pandemic
6 September 2021
A Head to Health Pop Up service is now available to support the mental health of people of all ages in South Eastern NSW, struggling during the extended lockdown.
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