This Mental Health Month and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network is encouraging people to take the time to reconnect, have conversations about mental health and seek support when they need it.
Read MoreA new video is being produced by MPHN featuring the Murrumbidgee region’s primary healthcare staff and providers aimed at thanking the community for their patience and kindness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreMurrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is today thanking the region’s primary healthcare workers to acknowledge their efforts in supporting their local communities through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreAn important new suicide prevention and self-care resource for the Murrumbidgee region’s first responders has launched today to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day.
The guide has been developed by the Murrumbidgee Local Response Group which includes Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN), Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD), NSW Police and Wellways in consultation with local first responders.
Read MoreA total of 1,001 people from communities across the Murrumbidgee region have provided their ideas, opinions and shared their experiences of health across the Murrumbidgee region as part of Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network's (MPHN) Health Needs Assessment (HNA) Community Feedback activity.
Read MoreMurrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) has delivered more than $150,000 in funding to assist bushfire affected communities as part of its third round of Bushfire Recovery Grants
Read MoreThe Murrumbidgee Asthma Collaborative is advising all community members in the region who have breathing difficulties related to asthma, hay fever and sinus problems to begin their preparations prior to the spring thunderstorm season.
Read MoreMurrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is expecting more community members to come forward with those aged 16 to 39 years now eligible for the Pfizer vaccine.
Vaccination appointments can be made at participating Murrumbidgee region general practices, Aboriginal Medical Centres or Commonwealth vaccination hubs in Wagga Wagga, Griffith, Young, Gundagai and Deniliquin.
Read MoreMurrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is encouraging residents of the Griffith, Hillston and Lake Cargelligo areas to come forward for vaccination as soon as possible.
Additional vaccination appointments are available at Hillston Medical Centre, Lake Cargelligo Family Practice as well as Griffith’s Commonwealth funded Vaccination Hub and Griffith Aboriginal Medical Service with several increasing their capacity to cope with higher demand.
Read MoreHealth professionals, organisations and communities are set to again be recognised for their valuable contributions to improving health outcomes in the region during the past 12 months.
Read MoreMurrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is providing locals living in the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Lockhart and Wagga Wagga an opportunity to share their stories about health in an effort to better support the community’s health needs.
Read MoreMurrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is encouraging the wider community to join them this Saturday to celebrate and recognise the contributions and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers and practitioners across the Murrumbidgee region.
Read MoreNominations for Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network’s (MPHN) annual Primary Healthcare Awards will open the week commencing 16 August 2021, with award categories including Outstanding Contribution to Leadership in Primary Healthcare, Innovation, Promoting Healthy Living, and Murrumbidgee Grant of the Year.
Read MoreMurrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is seeking feedback on the specific health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the Murrumbidgee region to incorporate into its updated Health Needs Assessment (HNA) for the Murrumbidgee region.
Read MoreThe Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) Conversations on the Couch session scheduled to be held in Coolamon on Friday 30 July 2021 has been postponed.
Read MoreWirajduri elder Aunty Gail Manderson has joined Riverina Medical and Dental Aboriginal Corporation (RivMed) in a call for more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to get their COVID-19 vaccination as part of an ongoing marketing campaign by Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN).
Read MoreSeventeen Jerilderie locals took the opportunity to share their health experiences and concerns at Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network’s (MPHN) Conversations on the Couch session at the Jerilderie Bakery on Thursday 17 June.
Read MoreFrom Monday 12 July 2021, the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be available at several participating general practices throughout the Murrumbidgee region.
The Pfizer vaccine is currently being offered to people aged 40-59, and anybody under the age of 40 who also meets additional eligibility criteria. The vaccine is also available at Murrumbidgee region general practice respiratory clinics in Wagga Wagga, Griffith, Young, Gundagai and Deniliquin.
Read MoreMurrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) will be hosting an online Mental Health Literacy workshop on Tuesday 13 July from 10am to 1pm. The workshop is open to those with lived experience, mental health advocates and health professionals and aims to examine and finalise focus areas and develop localised activities to address mental health service and support gaps.
Read MoreFrom Monday 5 July 2021, the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be available at four Murrumbidgee vaccination hubs, in Wagga Wagga, Griffith, Young and Deniliquin.
The Pfizer vaccine will also be available in selected participating local general practices later in July.
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