New England Primary Care Research Network

31/07/2025

NEPCRN news - check out the JEV survey -

The Primary Health Network (PHN) is a not-for-profit organisation funded by the Commonwealth government to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the primary health care system.

28/07/2025

Please sign up for this survey if you live in the Hunter New England health area.

Thank you for taking the time to participate in the ‘Health Insights' Surveys. The Primary Health Network (PHN) is a not-for-profit organisation funded by the Commonwealth government to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the primary health care system. We

27/07/2025

In the spirit of trying new things, I've created a landing page to make it easy for people to sign up for our monthly(ish) newsletter.
Please try it out and let me know how you go!

If you're interested in being involved in primary care research, finding out about research, and connecting with like-minded colleagues, please join us - it's free and you can unsubscribe any time. We have a monthly newsletter in which you can share any research you're involved in, and a Journal Cl...

16/07/2025

At our recent Strategic Advisory Committee meeting, we decided to rename ourselves as the New England PRIMARY CARE Research Network. This was prompted in part by our joining the NSW-ACT Practice-based Research Alliance (NAPRA), which will allow us to collaborate with the 8 other practice-based research networks and member universities in applications for competitive grant funding. IF you have any research ideas you'd like to get help with implementing, please get in touch!

27/03/2025

Calling women who are professionals, academics - if you've ever felt like a fraud, or you're "not worthy"...

Merit, power and imposter syndrome are major barriers at an individual systems and organisational level for advancement of women into leadership roles in health and medical science and in healthcare. In our webinar, we bust the myths and explain the basis of these concepts to provide you with insigh...

06/03/2025

It's grant-getting season again... The Australia General Practice Research Foundation (part of RACGP) has opened up its 2025 grant applications😀 If you need help putting your research ideas into a proposal, please get in touch!

The Australian General Practice Research Foundation has announced its 2025 grant rounds are now open, offering a range of grants, awards and scholarships to support research and innovation in general practice.

17/02/2025

If you're in Sydney this February 28th, you can learn from top experts in rare disease care. This free Rare Diseases NSW event will include presentations from leading researchers, clinicians, and service providers who are at the forefront of rare disease treatment and care. Reserve your spot now to gain valuable insights!

14/10/2024

Calling GPs and practice nurses to get involved in developing a BP Toolkit for patients who measure and manage their blood pressure. It's a University of Sydney research project, with recruitment closing in January 2025.

02/10/2024

We are fortunate to have Dr Phil Tully as one of our NEGPRN members. Join us on 30th October for a Journal Club discussion on semaglutide - and its newly approved (in Australia) use for weight-loss management.

10/09/2024

Any New England general practices who use LUMOS are invited to express their interest!

University of New England, AU researchers have been granted $1.7 million to investigate what primary health care models are most effective for treating chronic and complex conditions.

The team, led by Adjunct Professor Dimity Pond and Professor Stuart Wark from the School of Rural Medicine, will compare six general practices that have allied health professionals (including, psychologists, physiotherapists, podiatrists and optometrists) co-located (known as a multidisciplinary practice) to six that do not throughout Hunter New England Health. It will also use hospitalisation data to examine the continuum of care and patient outcomes.

🔗 Full story via link in comments.

04/07/2024

Timely and helpful research...

11/06/2024

Following on from our wound care research that ended in 2022, we are delighted to note the governments establishment of a chronic wound-care management initiative, that includes some new Medicare numbers to help allay the cost of wound care consumables. Read more about it here:

Chronic wounds are a hidden epidemic in Australia. Despite the significant impact they have on the healthcare system, the economy, and the lives of Australian’s, chronic wounds remain an under-recognised and underfunded public health issue. This AMA report outlines several solutions to improve pat...