​The Vision Initiative and Eastern Melbourne PHN are working in partnership to eliminate avoidable blindness and vision loss in the Whittlesea local government area.

• General practice

​Eastern Melbourne PHN (EMPHN) is now inviting tender responses for the provision of increased access to after-hours primary healthcare, including for vulnerable populations and ‘at risk’ groups.​

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• QUM

Confirmed measles case in Melbourne

With the introduction of the new laws on 1 February making codeine prescription only, many GPs and health professionals have turned to a new onsite support service in general practice called 'AOD@theGP' that is delivered by Caraniche under funding from Eastern Melbourne PHN (EMPHN).

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The latest GP news and events from your local PHN.

• General practice

Cases of hepatitis A continue to rise in Victoria with one death confirmed as part of the outbreak. There are now 58 confirmed outbreak cases, seven probable cases and one death. An additional 16 cases of hepatitis A are under early investigation.

The latest GP news and events from your local PHN.

• General practice

There is a national outbreak of listeriosis linked to the consumption of rockmelon (cantaloupe) from New South Wales, leading to a trade-level recall on Thursday 1 March, 2018. Ten cases have been identified as part of this outbreak nationally, including one Victorian case. Further cases are expected.

Update to alert issued 23 February 2018.