Help patients think about their health as well as their homes this bushfire season
25 September 2025
In NSW this past weekend, the Rural Fire Service held its annual ‘Get Ready’ campaign reminding people living in bushfire prone areas to prepare their homes for the upcoming bushfire season.
As part of this campaign, Wentworth Healthcare, provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, is urging primary healthcare professionals working in bushfire, and other disaster-prone areas, to help patients ‘Get Ready’ by reminding them to consider their health as well as their homes.
The Nepean Blue Mountains region, which includes the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Penrith and Lithgow local government areas, is one of the most disaster-prone areas in the country. Over the last 5 years the region has experienced multiple disasters including drought, bushfires, floods and extreme heatwaves.
Wentworth Healthcare CEO, Lizz Reay, said that while this time of year serves as a reminder for people living in disaster prone areas to assess their risk and prepare their homes and properties, it is equally important for people to consider how an emergency may impact their health or the health of someone they care for.
“In the event of a disaster, it is not uncommon for services to be unavailable for extended periods. Power, water and mobile reception are often disrupted, and road diversions may delay assistance or travel to health services,” said Ms Reay.
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