New collaborative program to improve medication safety in Melbourne’s east
July 28, 2017Older people referred for home nursing support who are at risk of experiencing medication errors and adverse medication events will be helped through a new partnership between Eastern Melbourne PHN and RDNS.
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GP Bulletin, edition 85
July 28, 2017GP news from your local PHN
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New perinatal depression support an SMS away
July 19, 2017Parents in Melbourne’s East and North East will soon benefit from an innovative program aimed at helping the 10% of Australian mothers diagnosed with perinatal depression with children under two, and an estimated one in ten Australian fathers diagnosed with postnatal depression .
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$842,000 to Support Wellbeing of Aboriginal Children and their Families
July 18, 2017Aboriginal children and their families in Melbourne’s north will soon have stronger support for their wellbeing through Bubup Wilam Early Learning Aboriginal Child and Family Centre, which is helping change the fact that Indigenous children are almost twice as likely as non-Indigenous children to be developmentally vulnerable in health and wellbeing .
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News from EMPHN - Edition 38
July 13, 2017News and events for health professionals in Melbourne's east and north east.
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GP Bulletin - Edition 83
July 13, 2017GP news from your local PHN.
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$2.5m to help young people with severe psychological distress
July 13, 2017With one fifth of young people experiencing very high or high levels of psychological distress¹, Eastern Melbourne PHN (EMPHN) today announced it has commissioned $2.5m worth of services to enable extra front-line staff to support more people aged 12-25 with, or at risk of, severe and enduring mental illness.
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Media Release: EMPHN funds Medication Support and Recovery Service in East and North East Melbourne
July 07, 2017Eastern Melbourne PHN (EMPHN) will provide $850,000 funding to Connect4Health to deliver a Victorian first Medication Support and Recovery Service program to provide specialist assessment and treatment programs for individuals and families affected by pharmaceutical misuse or dependence.
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GP Bulletin Edition 82
July 06, 2017GP news from your local PHN.
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Media Release: Valuing and caring for carers in the City of Monash
July 06, 2017Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) unpaid carers in the City of Monash will be better supported to manage the challenges of their caring role and multiple responsibilities, which currently saves the Australian economy over $60 billion¹ a year.
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