There are ongoing cyber security risks for Australian healthcare providers following recent cyber attacks on a national network of GP practices and skin cancer clinics.

Applications are now open for lived experience representatives to contribute to governance, workforce and data initiatives under the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement.

General Practitioners in the South Eastern Melbourne catchment can take advantage of a new Australian Government-funded education program supporting the appropriate use of antidepressants and strengthen engagement with young patients aged 13–24.

The Victorian Department of Health is seeking input from general practitioners to review clinical protocols being developed for the Community Pharmacist Program (the Program).

The purpose of this activity is to ensure that patients with an active Mental Health Treatment Plan who have not attended the practice in the last six months are identified and followed up, supporting continuity of care and improved mental health outcomes.

Recommendations from healthcare professionals play an important role in parents/guardians’ decisions about childhood vaccination. These recommendations are informed by the National Immunisation Program (NIP) schedule, which outlines the vaccinations recommended for all children in Australia.

A free vaccine to help protect babies against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is available for eligible pregnant women in Australia.

The purpose of this activity is to ensure all patients prescribed medications commonly used for mental health conditions (e.g., antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers) have an appropriate, coded mental health diagnosis in their record. This supports safe prescribing, accurate clinical records, and quality improvement.

Applications are closing soon for South Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network’s (SEMPHN) Victorian Jewish Community Wellbeing Grant and the eligibility criteria have been updated.