The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) New South Wales and ACT Chair, Dr Rebekah Hoffman, is visiting GP clinics across the New England region to discuss how to further improve rural general practice care so that no patients miss out.  Dr Hoffman said it was...

The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is calling for urgent investment in rural healthcare infrastructure, highlighting that workforce retention is directly linked to access to essential services such as housing and childcare. ACRRM President Dr...

A team from seven institutions will use health and education data - including mental health data and NAPLAN results – to explore the relationships between young people and their screen time. The Black Dog Institute’s Associate Professor, Dr Aliza Werner-Seidler, will...

The Bureau of Health Information (BHI) has today released its latest Healthcare Quarterly report, showing activity and performance for public health services in NSW during October to December 2024. NSW public hospital and ambulance services continued to experience...

Laura Hughes, Labor Candidate for New England, has welcomed the Albanese Labor Government’s latest investment in women’s healthcare, ensuring more affordable access to contraception, endometriosis treatment, and IVF through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)....

Submissions are open for the inquiry into the Health Services Amendment (Splitting of the Hunter New England Health District) Bill 2025 and Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has encouraged the public to have their say. The proposed Bill aims to dissolve...

Invaluable Ambulance crews are being forced to plug gaps outside their communities because NSW Ambulance isn’t back-filling funded positions.  When some paramedics or crews can’t make their shift for whatever reason, they are not replaced because that position is...