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Tips for Navigating the Festive Season

This festive season, we’re reminding the community to look after their mental health. While many people look forward to this time of year, it can also amplify existing struggles and be a time of heightened anxiety, stress and loneliness for others. 

Coping with Holiday Stress

Wentworth Healthcare, provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, is
reminding the community to look after their mental health this holiday season. While many people
look forward to this time of year, it can also be a time of heightened anxiety, stress and loneliness
for others.

Christmas Closure 2024

We are closed for the holiday period from midday Friday, 20 December 2024 until 9am on Thursday, 2 January 2025.

Do you know where to go when your doctor is closed this Holiday Season?

Did you know that injuries due to preventable accidents spike during the Christmas-New Year period?

Your GP Can Be a Safe Place to Seek Support

Wentworth Healthcare, the provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, is supporting the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign. This global campaign runs from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, through to 10 December, which is Human Rights Day.

System modelling and simulation could help change the face of youth mental health in our region

Wentworth Healthcare, the provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, is proud to be part of the Right Care, First Time, Where You Live research program that is focussed on improving the mental health of young people across Australia.
 

Wentworth Healthcare encourages locals to have their say in Survey

Wentworth Healthcare, the provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, is asking the community for their feedback and insights into their individual health experiences across the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Lithgow and Penrith local government areas.
 

Mental Health Month - Let's Talk About It

October is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this year’s theme ‘Let’s Talk About It’ encourages self-reflection and open conversations about our mental health and overall wellbeing.

Local domestic and family violence program expands

On Thursday, 26 September, Wentworth Healthcare, provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, together with Federal Member for Macquarie, Susan Templeman MP, were proud to launch the expansion of the Care and Connect domestic and family violence program to include sexual violence and child sexual abuse.
 

Hawkesbury Now Home to New Community Drug and Alcohol Service

The Hawkesbury is now home to a community-based alcohol and other drugs support service. WHOS Hawkesbury provides a range of day treatment services for those living with alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues. 

Check in on Your Mental Wellbeing this Get Ready Weekend

Wentworth Healthcare, the provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, is encouraging the community to prepare their mental wellbeing, as well as their homes, for the upcoming bushfire season.

Local health Professionals Gather for the 2024 Nepean Blue Mountains Clinical Paediatric Conference

Over 150 local GPs, GP registrars, practice nurses and allied health professionals gathered in Leura on Saturday, together with clinicians from the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, for the highly anticipated 2024 Nepean Blue Mountains Clinical Paediatric Conference.
 

Suicide Prevention Day Resources 2024

Today, 10 September, is World Suicide Prevention Day. This event is an opportunity to promote both suicide prevention and postvention support to those who may be struggling.

Mpox (Monkeypox) Alert

There has been a recent increase in Mpox cases recorded in NSW. GPs should consider Mpox if patients present with signs and symptoms consistent with the disease. NSW Health has detailed information regarding symptoms, vaccination and treatment on their website. 

Wentworth Healthcare launches new Strategic Plan for 2024-2029

Wentworth Healthcare, the provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, has launched its new 2024-2029 Strategic Plan which outlines the organisation’s strategic objectives and intended outcomes for the next five years.