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Apr 08 2022

Be a Health Hero and Protect Yourself this Winter

Posted by Lizz Reay, CEO
This winter we are urging you to get vaccinated against the flu and to ensure your COVID-19 vaccinations are up-to-date, by getting your booster or winter dose before it’s too late.
Related tags: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, Blue Mountains, community, COVID-19, disability support, Flu, Hawkesbury, Immunisation, Lithgow, older people, Penrith
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Dec 14 2021

Welcoming changes to Our Board and announcing the 2021 Annual Report

Posted by Lizz Reay, CEO
Welcoming changes to Our Board, including the retirement of Tony Rombola, and announcing the 2021 Annual Report.
Related tags: Commissioning Governance, community, community engagement, engagement, GPs, NBMPHN staff, Stakeholder Engagement, Values, Wentworth Healthcare Board
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Dec 13 2021

Penrith Head to Health Centre Now Open

Posted by Lizz Reay, CEO
Today we were excited that Hon David Coleman, Federal Member for Banks, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, and Melissa McIntosh, Federal Member for Lindsay, officially opened the Penrith Head to Health Centre.
Related tags: Blue Mountains, Commissioning, community, consultation, Hawkesbury, Mental Health, Penrith, prevention, suicide, suicide prevention
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Jul 02 2021

Grass-roots Community Grants support bushfire affected communities in our region

Posted by Lizz Reay, CEO
As part of the Federal Government’s $76 million ‘Supporting the Mental Health of Australians Affected by the 2019/20 Bushfires’ package, Primary Health Networks were provided with funding to support the mental health, wellbeing, resilience and recovery of communities in impacted areas through initiatives such as community grants.
Related tags: bushfires, community, Grants
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Apr 27 2021

Community Wellbeing Grants of Up To $10,000 Now Available

Posted by Lizz Reay, CEO
Last week we launched our Community Wellbeing Grants of up to $10,000  for organisations or community groups based within bushfire affected communities in the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury and Lithgow areas.
Related tags: bushfires, community, Grants
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Nov 13 2020

Greater inclusion of primary healthcare in disasters

Posted by Lizz Reay, CEO
I recently had the pleasure of being invited to, and presenting at the NSW Ministry of Health’s ‘Disaster Manager’s Forum’.
Related tags: Blue Mountains, bushfires, community, GPs, Hawkesbury, healthcare professionals, Lithgow
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Oct 02 2020

Mental Health Matters

Posted by Lizz Reay, CEO
Mental ill health, just like physical ill health, can effect anyone at any time. It doesn’t discriminate. Even though conversations about mental health and wellbeing are now more mainstream, there are still those with mental ill health who continue to suffer alone. 
Related tags: Blue, Commissioning, community, Hawkesbury, headspace, health, Katoomba, Lithgow, Mental, Mountains, older, Penrith, people
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Sep 14 2020

Helping to Empower Our Communities

Posted by Lizz Reay, CEO
Our Well-Being Grants program officially launched in January 2019 and funded community-led initiatives that supported the mental health, well-being and resilience of farming communities affected by drought. These grants were funded through the Federal Government's 'Empowering Our Communities' (EOC) initiative.
Related tags: community, Drought, Hawkesbury, health, Lithgow, Mental
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Jul 31 2020

Our Submission to the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements

Posted by Lizz Reay, CEO

We welcomed the opportunity to respond to the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements. 

Our region was one of many to be affected by the 2019-20 ‘Black Summer’ bushfires that tore through homes, businesses and communities. 

Related tags: bushfires, community, disaster
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Jul 31 2020

COVID-19 Update

Posted by Lizz Reay, CEO

This year has certainly taken some unexpected twists and turns. We have found ourselves playing a pivotal role in coordinating communications and integration between the primary and acute care health systems, enabling us to help manage the medical response in our region during the pandemic.

Related tags: community, COVID-19, GPs, healthcare professionals
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Jun 24 2020

New GP-led COVID-19 Respiratory Clinic Opens in Windsor

Posted by Lizz Reay, CEO
We are pleased to announce the region’s third GP-led COVID-19 Respiratory Clinic has opened in Windsor today.
Related tags: community, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Flu, GPs, Hawkesbury
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May 26 2020

We're In This Together

Posted by Lizz Reay, CEO
This week is National Reconciliation Week. At Wentworth Healthcare we recognise that “Reconciliation” is not just a word - it is a process that requires change and positive action. It is a journey for all Australians - as individuals, families, communities, organisations and importantly as a nation. At the heart of this journey are relationships between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Related tags: bushfires, community, COVID-19, Mental Health
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Apr 17 2020

Be Kind and Look After Yourself

Posted by Lizz Reay, CEO
It’s been an unbelievable time for our region. From drought and raging bushfires, to floods and now a world-wide pandemic.
Related tags: bushfires, community, COVID-19, Mental Health
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Feb 20 2020

It takes a village to grow old and stay healthy

Posted by Lizz Reay, CEO
This week we celebrate the NSW Seniors Festival and the unique contribution older people make to our community. It is also a chance to highlight that for many older Australians social isolation and loneliness is a significant issue.
Related tags: community, Hawkesbury, Mental Health, NSW Seniors Festival, older people, Seniors Week
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Lizz Reay is the CEO of Wentworth Healthcare, provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network. Previously Deputy CEO of Nepean Blue Mountains Medicare Local & Nepean Division of General Practice, she has an extensive background in public health.

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