HealthPathways Melbourne, which is led by North Western Melbourne and Eastern Melbourne PHNs, has ended 2016 on a high thanks to an award linked to their work on the lower back pain pathway.

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The Victorian Chief Health Officer has issued a health advisory notice on food safety and listeria.

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All immunisation providers should ensure effective cold chain management for vaccines using the National vaccine storage guidelines: Strive for 5 and the vaccine cold chain protocol checklist. This includes strategies for maintaining cold chain during a power outage and monitoring cold chain during vaccine transport.

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Chronic hepatitis C infection is a major contributor to rapidly rising liver cancer incidence and mortality rates and is now the fastest increasing cause of cancer death.

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For those practices registered for the Practice Incentives Program eHealth Incentive (ePIP), this is a reminder about the Temporary Amendment of the Requirements for the PIP eHealth Incentive as circulated early October.

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Suicide is a tragedy that affects too many lives across our community, and has been identified as a priority for action by both federal and state governments.

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Eastern Melbourne PHN (EMPHN) held a low intensity co-design workshop in late November, which was attended by over 30 health care professionals.

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EMPHN is pleased to announce 22 successful grant applications from General Practice and Pharmacy across the catchment

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