Murray PHN

Hepatitis B in primary care | Online
2026-08-25 19:00 - 20:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
Hosted by ASHM
Primary care practitioners play a crucial role in ensuring improved health outcomes for people with hepatitis B through testing, diagnosis, informed clinical management and support of individuals and families.
In 2024, an estimated 227, 571 people were living with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in Australia, with 27.9% undiagnosed and 74.5% were not engaged in regular care (Viral Hepatitis Mapping Project: National Report 2024).
Guideline-based management and treatment of CHB can prevent liver cancer, with CHB being the primary cause of liver cancer worldwide. Primary care practitioners play a critical role in the diagnosis and management of CHB in the community, and in reducing preventable deaths from liver cancer.
Presented by Dr Lester Mascarenhas, the founder of Utopia Refugee and Asylum Seeker Health, this webinar will provide participants with crucial knowledge and understanding of hepatitis B and the impact of COVID-19 on patients living with hepatitis B.
Target audience: General practitioners, nurses and other primary healthcare workers based in Victoria
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Suturing | Wangaratta
2026-08-21 08:30 - 16:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Gateway Hotel, 29-37 Ryley St, Wangaratta VIC 3677, Wangaratta, 3677
Hosted by Health Education Collaborative
The suturing course provides the theoretical and practical essentials to close and manage noncomplex traumatic laceration, biopsies and surgical excisions.
This course is ideally suited to health professionals that have little or no suturing experience or wish to advance their current basic skill of only using single interrupted suturing technique.
There is an online component to complete prior to attending the practical day workshop.
Target audience: Nurses, doctors and medical students
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Fracture management | Wangaratta
2026-08-21 | Gateway Hotel, 29-37 Ryley St, Wangaratta VIC 3677, Wangaratta, 3677
Hosted by Health Education Collaborative
The Fracture Management course covers the essentials of managing fractures.
Key areas include:

Emergency management – initial immobilisation
Primary care – assessment & treatment plan
Investigations – Xray, ultrasound, CT & MRI
Diagnosis, management and referral
Splinting, casting and complications
Post cast application management

This course is endorsed by the Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA). There is an online component to complete prior to attending the practical day.
Target audience: Nurses, doctors, medical students
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Managing Medicare Assignment of Benefit changes across general practice and residential aged care | Online
2026-08-18 19:00 - 20:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
Hosted by North Western Melbourne PHN in collaboration with Gippsland PHN, Murray PHN, South Eastern Melbourne PHN and Western Victoria PHN.
Join this webinar for a practical overview of the Assignment of Benefit changes that commenced 1 July 2026 and learn strategies for practices to maintain compliance while managing new consent, documentation and workflow requirements.
Significant changes to the Assignment of Benefit process took effect from 1 July 2026, introducing requirements for obtaining, recording and retaining patient consent for bulk-billed services. These changes will impact workflows, documentation processes and compliance obligations across general practice and aged care settings.
This session will provide a practical overview of the new requirements, explore compliant workflow solutions, and discuss strategies to manage consent challenges for vulnerable patients, substitute decision-makers and residential aged care residents.
Speaker: Wendy O’Meara, Education Consultant, Larter
Learning outcomes:

Describe the key Assignment of Benefit changes commencing 1 July 2026, including consent, documentation and Medicare compliance obligations for bulk-billed services
Recall practical workflows solutions to obtain, record, and retain Assignment of Benefit consent, ensuring compliance across all services
Identify compliance risks and develop strategies to support managing consent for vulnerable patients, substitute decision-makers, and residential aged care residents.

Audience: GPs, nurses, practice managers, allied health providers, aged care workers and other health professionals.
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After hours in aged care: Embedding practical after-hours systems | Online
2026-08-18 10:30 - 11:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Webinar
Residential aged care home staff are invited to attend this webinar to hear from Andrea Russell, Director of Clinical Services at Great Ocean Road Health and Peter Williams, CEO at One Care Limited Tasmania about what strong after-hours systems look like in practice, escalation pathways and role clarity, governance and documentation and lessons from high-performing RACHs.
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After hours in aged care: From policy to practice | Online
2026-08-18 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-07-21 10:30 - 11:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online
Delivered in partnership by the Victorian, Tasmanian and Adelaide Primary Health Networks.
This free three-part webinar series will support residential aged care homes (RACHs) to strengthen after hours care, improve clinical decision-making and prepare for future models of care. Each webinar will include a dedicated live Q&A session, giving you the opportunity to ask questions directly to the guest speakers and aged care experts.
Session One, Tuesday 21 July 10.30-11.30am: Deterioration and Decision-Making After Hours

Recognising and responding to deterioration
Clinical decision-making under pressure
Avoiding unnecessary hospital transfers
Aligning practice with policy and expectations

Session Two, Tuesday 18 August 10.30-11.30am: Embedding Practical After Hours Systems

What strong after hours systems look like in practice
Escalation pathways and role clarity
Governance and documentation
Lessons from high-performing RACHs

Session Three, Tuesday 15 September 10.30-11.30am: Making Every Record Count: Using Health Records to Improve Care the meet the New Standards

What good documentation looks like under the strengthened Standards
My Health Record in practice: supporting better communication across care teams
Using health information to support clinical decisions and reduce risk
Common challenges in health record management and practical solutions
Preparing your service for increasingly connected models of care.

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General practice network meeting | Kyneton
2026-08-13 17:30 - 19:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health, 1 Caroline Chisholm Drive, Kyneton, Victoria, 3444, Australia
General practice staff are invited to attend this network meeting to hear from Murray PHN and Dr Natalie Flatt who will be focusing on Clinical ‘best practice’ intervention in workplace wellbeing using strong data analytics, along with workplace psycho-education creation and facilitation in identification and early intervention for burnout, vicarious trauma, anxiety and stress.
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General practice network meeting | Bendigo
2026-08-12 17:15 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Quality Lakeside Hotel, 286 Napier Street, Bendigo, Victoria, 3550, Australia

Aged Care Onsite Pharmacists: Funding models and practical insights | Webinar
2026-08-12 13:00 - 13:45 (Australia/Melbourne) | Webinar
Residential aged care home workers, managers, clinical care managers/coordinators, nurses and pharmacists can attend this online session covering the Aged Care Onsite Pharmacist (ACOP) program requirements, funding and practical insights from pharmacists currently working in the role. The webinar will also explore practical strategies to improve medication safety, polypharmacy management, and strengthen multidisciplinary care within residential aged care homes.
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Creative therapies in primary healthcare information session | Castlemaine
2026-08-11 14:30 - 15:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Dhelkaya Health – Castlemaine Campus (main entrance, up the hill next to urgent care), 142 Cornish Street, Castlemaine, Victoria, 3450, Australia
Health workers and community members are invited to this session that will provide the opportunity to learn about how creative therapies can be integrated in a primary healthcare setting.
The session will include hands-on experiential shared creative therapy activities and information, and discussion about music and art therapy. There will also be an update on the roll out of the Creative Therapies Pilot in the Murray PHN catchment. Afternoon tea will be supplied.
Enquiries: Catherine Threlfall, Project Lead Creative Therapies Pilot Program: cthrelfall@murrayphn.org.au
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Dying to Know community event | Rochester
2026-08-10 09:30 - 14:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Rochester Racecourse Recreation Reserve, Corner of Dingee Road & Northern Highway, Rochester, Victoria, Australia
Join with your community for this free Dying to Know event and explore how to know your options and prepare for the future with care, confidence and purpose. Gather with your community and meet local organisations, ask questions and explore a range of topics through short presentations, resources and information.
This activity is supported by funding from Murray PHN and hosted by Esther Guinea, Holistic End of Life Doulas Central and Northern Victoria, and Preparing The Way.
Click here to download the flyer and click here to register. Registrations close on 6 August.
For further information, contact Esther Guinea: hello@livingandleaving.com.au Ph: 0438 459 585

Disaster preparedness and response: Supporting children and infants through trauma | Online
2026-08-06 19:00 - 20:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
Hosted by the Mental Health Professionals Network
Children today may likely experience a growing number of climate and other disasters and emergencies. Mental health practitioners have a critical role to play in supporting infants, children and their families through trauma, leveraging their diverse strengths and identifying and responding to complex needs.
This webinar will explore effective disaster response. Providing a foundation for understanding disaster preparedness, response and recovery, the session will examine what effective support looks like in practice and how practitioners can contribute to positive outcomes for children and families.
Attendees will gain insights into working collaboratively across disciplines, understanding and respecting professional roles within broader care teams, and supporting practitioner wellbeing in challenging contexts. Drawing on current knowledge about child development, the webinar will explore factors that can influence children’s experiences of adversity, alongside practical approaches that help strengthen resilience, recovery, and overall wellbeing.
Designed for practitioners across health, mental health, and community settings, this session aims to strengthen understanding, support multidisciplinary practice, and build confidence in responding to the diverse needs of children and families affected by disasters and emergencies.
Target audience: Mental health professionals
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Could it be HIV? For physicians | Online
2026-08-06 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Hosted by ASHM
This webinar series has been developed to increase clinician awareness and use of ASHM’s Could It Be HIV? tool in primary and non-HIV specialist care. It will build confidence among medical specialists to integrate indicator-guided HIV testing into routine clinical practice. In the webinar you will learn about evidence-based HIV testing, who you should be testing, how to start the conversation on HIV in your practice and understanding clinical indicator conditions.
Target audience: Physicians
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Breaking the age barrier: transforming age attitudes in healthcare | Online
2026-08-06 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Webinar
Nurse practitioners, advanced scope nurses, nurse practitioner students/candidates working in primary care in the Murray PHN region can attend this informative session to hear from Dr Emily Steel from the Age Discrimination Team at the Australian Human Rights Commission, to explore age beliefs, ageism and strategies to support positive ageing.
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Asthma and COPD - they do overlap | Online
2026-08-05 18:30 - 19:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Webinar
GPs, practice nurses, pharmacists, Aboriginal health practitioners, physiotherapists and other allied health professionals are invited to attend this Victorian and Tasmanian PHN and National Asthma Council Australia webinar.
Receive an overview of the conditions and evidence-based management, including diagnosis, medication and action plans for self-management, using the Australian Asthma Handbook and the COPD-X Guidelines.
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Navigating the intersection of domestic and family violence and alcohol and other drug services: practice considerations for staff | Online
2026-08-03 12:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use at the University of Sydney has been funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to develop a series of on-demand webinars on evidence-based practice. Our webinars are freely available and focus on building capacity in relation to evidence-based practice approaches to the management and treatment of co-occurring alcohol and other drug (AOD) and mental health conditions.
This August, we bring you a two-part special webinar series on domestic and family violence (DFV). Presented by Associate Professor Sophie Isobel and Rodney Vlais, these special edition 90-minute webinars will explore the two perspectives of working with both victim survivors and adult users of DFV, and attendees are encouraged to come along to both.
Speaker: Sophie Isobel is an Associate Professor of Mental Health at The University of Sydney. She has a clinical background in mental health nursing and has worked within health services for over 20 years advocating for trauma informed approaches for people experiencing distress and their families.
By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:
• Reflect on the challenges and possibilities of responding safely and effectively to domestic and family violence (DFV) within existing service delivery
• Draw on lived experience of victim survivors and AOD workers to consider the role of services and staff in identifying and responding to DFV
• Consider what trauma and violence informed care really means in the context of AOD services
This is part one of a two-part special webinar series on domestic and family violence. We strongly encourage attendance at both webinars. Part two will take place on Wednesday 26th of August 12:00pm-1:30pm AEST. Rodney Vlais will present on Engaging adult users of domestic and family violence: Concepts, roles and practice tips for AOD and mental health practitioners.
Target audience: AOD workers
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Kidney stones in general practice - assessment, diagnosis, intervention, management and prevention strategies | Online
2026-07-30 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Hosted by the Austalian Prostate Centre
Urological surgeon Dr Fairleigh Reeves will provide an overview of best-practice assessment for acute renal colic, when urgent urological intervention is recommended, together with evidence-based metabolic and dietary prevention strategies. Conservative and surgical treatments will be explained including when one is recommended over the other.
Case studies will be used for context.
Learning outcomes:
1. Summarise the recommended workup for patients presenting with suspected kidney stones.
2. List the red flags for patients presenting with kidney stones that warrant urgent referral to a urological surgeon or to an emergency department.
3. Counsel patients by providing practical advice and strategies for lifestyle and diet modifications.
Target audience: GPs
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Applied suicide intervention skills training (ASIST) | Mildura
2026-07-30 08:45 - 2026-07-31 16:30 UTC | Mildura Sporting Precinct, Corner of Deakin Avenue and Sixteenth Street, Mildura, Victoria, 3500, Australia
ASIST is founded on the principle that everyone can make a difference in preventing suicide. The more people who have suicide intervention training, the more likely it is they will be able to identify someone at risk and intervene to keep them safe. This training is for community members who are aged 16 years and older, and health professionals.
During the two-day workshop, ASIST participants will learn to:

Understand the ways personal and societal attitudes affect views on suicide and interventions
Provide guidance and suicide first-aid to a person at risk in ways that meet their individual safety needs
Identify the key elements of an effective suicide safety plan and the actions required to implement it
Appreciate the value of improving and integrating suicide prevention resources in the community
Recognise other important aspects of suicide prevention including life-promotion and self-care.

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Helping patients with opioid dependence thrive | Online
2026-07-29 19:00 - 20:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
Hosted by N of One Solutions
Join us for this CPD-Accredited webinar focused on supporting patients with opioid dependence through practical approaches in primary care.
Medication-assisted treatment for opioid dependence (MATOD) has been found to improve retention in treatment and reduce illicit opioid use, but it is common for patients to relapse multiple times before achieving sustained recovery. This interactive webinar presents considerations and tools to help GPs support recovery at key stages of treatment.
Helping patients to thrive and achieve a better quality of life can help establish the recovery capital needed to prevent relapse and contribute to lower rates of overdose and improve overall health.
Target audience: GPs
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Cardiovascular care in a changing landscape | Mildura
2026-07-25 09:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | The Alfred Deakin Centre, 190 Deakin Avenue, Mildura, Victoria, 3500, Australia
Hosted by PulsePoint Academy
An interactive half-day workshop with Shepparton-based cardiologist, Dr Jennifer Coller, exploring some of the most significant developments in contemporary cardiovascular care.
Over the past decade, our understanding of women’s heart health, heart failure and atrial fibrillation has evolved substantially. Yet translating emerging evidence into meaningful improvements in patient outcomes remains challenging—particularly in regional and rural practice.
Through practical clinical updates, case-based discussions, guided reflective practice and personal action planning, this workshop will help clinicians identify opportunities to improve cardiovascular care within their own communities.
Target audience: GPs, practice nurses, cardiac rehab teams, allied health, Aboriginal health workers/practitioners, community pharmacists
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PrEP in practice: The role of primary care in HIV prevention | Online
2026-07-23 19:00 - 20:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
Hosted by ASHM
Primary care clinicians play a vital role in Australia’s efforts to eliminate HIV transmission. This practical webinar, delivered in partnership with ACRRM and co-facilitated by FACRRM Dr Matt Ruhl and Dr Darren Russell, will equip GPs and Rural Generalists with the knowledge and confidence to incorporate HIV prevention into everyday practice through the appropriate use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
Participants will explore the current epidemiology of HIV in Australia, review the range of HIV prevention strategies, and gain a practical understanding of available PrEP dosing options. The session will also focus on providing effective patient education, supporting informed decision-making, and implementing the Decision Making in PrEP tool to initiate and manage patients on PrEP in a primary care setting.
Target audience: Health care workers working in rural and remote areas, and anyone interested in learning more about PrEP.
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RSV vaccination for older people | Online
2026-07-23 18:00 - 19:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Hosted by Benchmarque Group
Join us for an informative webinar exploring the new Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination program for older adults and what it means for healthcare professionals working across primary care, aged care, community health, and immunisation services.
RSV is a common respiratory virus that can cause serious illness in older adults, particularly those with underlying health conditions. With new vaccination recommendations and program developments emerging, it is essential that healthcare professionals remain up to date with the latest evidence, eligibility requirements, and practical implementation considerations.
This webinar will provide an overview of RSV disease burden in older Australians, current vaccine options, eligibility criteria, and key clinical considerations for supporting vaccine uptake.
Participants will also gain practical insights into communicating with patients about RSV, addressing common questions, and integrating RSV vaccination into routine preventive care.
Target audience: Immunisers
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Cancer Education Programs - facilitator training | Online
2026-07-23 09:30 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Hosted by Cancer Council Victoria
The Cancer Education Programs (CEP) are group-based supportive care and education programs developed for people affected by cancer, including carers, families and friends. The programs provide information, practical strategies and the opportunity for participants to connect with others affected by cancer.
This course trains facilitators to deliver the Cancer Council Victoria (CCV) Managing Cancer and Cancer Wellness programs to small groups in their health service. The session includes guest presenters, interactive discussions and activites.
Presentation slides, workbook and a CEP Facilitator Manual will be provided.
Learning outcomes:

Understand the key concepts and benefits of the CEPs
Recognise adult learning principles and facilitation techniques
Appreciate the value of effective co-facilitation in delivering CEPs
Build confidence in delivering CEPs using available resources
Identify CEP resources to support recruitment and community outreach​

Target audience: Nurses, Allied Health, Social Workers
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Wellness in cancer - beyond treatment: integrating exercise and psychology in cancer care | Online
2026-07-22 19:00 - 20:15 (Australia/Melbourne)
Hosted by the Australian Prostrate Centre
Members of our multidisciplinary team will discuss the science and rationale for exercise oncology and the psychological impact of cancer survivorship including:
• The physiological benefits of targeted physical activity.
• The role of aerobic and resistance exercise for cancer related fatigue, bone density health and mitigating neuropathic pain.
• The data that regular exercise can significantly reduce the risk of cancer recurrence and mortality.
• The psychological impact of diagnosis and treatment.
• Recognising resilience and vulnerability across the cancer journey.
• Supporting patients through uncertainty: integrating information, emotional processing, and ongoing therapeutic care.
Case studies will be used for context.
Speakers
Dr Jane Crowe, Prostate Cancer GP (Moderator)
Max Rutherford, Registered Psychologist
Molly Lowther, Accredited Exercise Physiologist (specialising in exercise oncology)
Learning outcomes
1. Explain the benefits of an individualised exercise prescription for patients with cancer before, during and after cancer treatment.
2. Identify cancer-related anxiety and depression and refer where appropriate.
Target audience: GPs
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Major asthma management updates | Shepparton
2026-07-22 18:30 - 20:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Cellar 47, 170 High Street, Shepparton, Victoria, 3630, Australia
This case-based education evening is designed to help primary healthcare professionals to confidently apply the latest asthma guideline updates in clinical practice.
Click here for a flyer.
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RSV vaccination for older people | Online
2026-07-22 13:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Hosted by the Benchmarque Group
Join us for an informative webinar exploring the new Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination program for older adults and what it means for healthcare professionals working across primary care, aged care, community health, and immunisation services.
RSV is a common respiratory virus that can cause serious illness in older adults, particularly those with underlying health conditions. With new vaccination recommendations and program developments emerging, it is essential that healthcare professionals remain up to date with the latest evidence, eligibility requirements, and practical implementation considerations.
This webinar will provide an overview of RSV disease burden in older Australians, current vaccine options, eligibility criteria, and key clinical considerations for supporting vaccine uptake.
Participants will also gain practical insights into communicating with patients about RSV, addressing common questions, and integrating RSV vaccination into routine preventive care.
Target audience: Immunisers
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ImplanonNXT practical workshop | Mildura
2026-07-20 18:00 - 19:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Sunraysia Community Health Services Mildura, Activity Room 1, 137 Thirteenth St, Mildura, Victoria, 3502, Australia
The Royal Women’s offers a free workshop to upskill in ImplanonNXT procedures.
The workshop provides participants with the opportunity to gain the knowledge and skill necessary to safely insert and remove Implanon NXT through supervised simulated practice.
Content includes key clinical information, safe insertion and removal, indications and contraindications, and management of side effects.
Prerequisite: Completion of Online Implanon NXT training. Please note it can take approximately two weeks to be registered to access the online training. The training itself takes approximately three hours to complete. Contact the helpdesk for access issues: 1800 230 330.
Target audience: GPs and Practice nurses
Register via email to: Catherine.Hannon@thewomens.org.au

Could it be HIV? | Online
2026-07-16 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Hosted by ASHM
This webinar series has been developed to increase clinician awareness and use of ASHM’s Could It Be HIV? tool in primary and non-HIV specialist care. It will build confidence among GPs and medical specialists to integrate indicator-guided HIV testing into routine clinical practice. In the webinar you will learn about evidence-based HIV testing, who you should be testing, how to start the conversation on HIV in your practice and understanding clinical indicator conditions.
Target audience: GPs
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Elevating the patient experience | Online
2026-07-16 10:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Hosted by Studer Group
An interactive session designed to give healthcare professionals the confidence, practical tools and proven strategies to deliver excellent, safe patient care.
The patient experience is a vital part of high-quality care and is influenced by every interaction, the effectiveness of systems and processes, and the environment in which care is delivered. This engaging session will explore practical ways to strengthen each of these elements to create more positive outcomes for patients and carers.
Participants will learn how to:
• Build trust and enhance the experience for patients and their carers
• Create environments that support better care delivery and patient outcomes
• Strengthen the quality and safety of care
• Effectively embed the National Standards into everyday practice
• Reduce complaints and deliver a more consistent patient experience
Target audience: Healthcare professionals
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