Northern Queensland PHN

23/07/2025

🗨️ OPENING UP THE CONVERSATION ON DEATH, DYING, GRIEF, AND LOSS (CAIRNS)🌿| Join Palliative Care Queensland Inc. at the Good Life Good Death Expo, a free community event in Cairns offering a compassionate space to explore and better understand death, dying, grief, and loss.

Whether you're curious, caring for someone, or navigating your own journey—this is a safe, supportive place to connect, learn, and share.

🗓️ Date: Sunday 31 August 2025
🕙 Time: 10am – 3pm
📍 Location: Cairns Colonial Club
💵 Free entry
👥 Open to all

👉 Learn more and register now at

Palliative Care Queensland warmly invites you to attend the Good Life, Good Death Expo, taking place this August in Cairns

22/07/2025

📢 REGISTER NOW: UNDERSTANDING BULK BILLING CHANGES FOR GPS AND PRACTICES (WEBINAR) 🩺 | The Australian Government Department of Health, Disability, and Ageing invites GPs and general practices to attend a webinar on upcoming changes to bulk billing, including:
➡️ the expansion of bulk billing incentives to all Medicare-eligible Australians.
➡️ the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPIP).

From 1 November 2025, these changes will:
💰 provide additional funding to GPs and practices that bulk bill their patients.
✅ establish the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program which will provide an additional 12.5% incentive payment when GPs and their practice bulk bill all eligible patients for all eligible services.
🩺 support patients to access the primary care services they need.

The webinar will demonstrate how more than 4,800 practices will be financially better off if they switch to bulk billing, explain how to join BBPIP, and provide time for a Q&A.

🟢 Dates and times 🟢
Please click on a link below to register for the webinar at your preferred date and time:

📅 Monday 4 August at 10.30am-11.30am (AEST) 🕑
👉 Register at ad87b21c-c0a5-4a69-b10f-21706c6e040d@34a3929c-73cf-4954-abfe-147dc3517892" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ad87b21c-c0a5-4a69-b10f-21706c6e040d@34a3929c-73cf-4954-abfe-147dc3517892

📅 Wednesday 6 August at 4pm-5pm (AEST) 🕑
👉 Register here: 4c1a77d4-aacf-4fdd-be0b-d2ed76b298b6@34a3929c-73cf-4954-abfe-147dc3517892" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4c1a77d4-aacf-4fdd-be0b-d2ed76b298b6@34a3929c-73cf-4954-abfe-147dc3517892

📅 Friday 8 August at 1pm-2pm (AEST) 🕑
👉Register here: ad0be18f-4d58-4ef8-a2d3-62d36b8fd09c@34a3929c-73cf-4954-abfe-147dc3517892" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ad0be18f-4d58-4ef8-a2d3-62d36b8fd09c@34a3929c-73cf-4954-abfe-147dc3517892

21/07/2025

👩‍💼WE'RE HIRING👨‍💼 | Are you looking for a new career move, or the next step in your career in the health industry? Northern Queensland PHN is recruiting for the role of:
➡️ Senior Contracts Performance Officer - Health Priorities (Cairns, Townsville, or Mackay). Applications close 3 August 2025.

Visit https://lnkd.in/g5Ex7eFG to find out more and apply.

17/07/2025

🎉 STRATEGIC PLAN 2025-28 LAUNCH 🎉| Thank you to everyone who joined us in Cairns and Townsville this week to help celebrate the launch of our Strategic Plan 2025-28 - and 10 years of PHNs!

It was wonderful to come together with our local health providers, partners, elected representatives, Board Directors, Members, and staff to reflect on what we've achieved together over the past decade, and to share our vision for a healthier future for all northern Queenslanders.

We’re looking forward to continuing the celebrations in Mackay soon - and we’d love to see you there!

To RSVP, head to: https://forms.office.com/r/S5ZEYMuYtk

17/07/2025

🖤💛❤️ NAIDOC WEEK 2025 💚🤍💙 | We proudly celebrated the rich history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in our northern Queensland region.

From Cairns, Townsville, and down to Mackay, our staff attended NAIDOC Week festivities across our region.

We are committed to listening and learning - not just for NAIDOC Week, but every day.

16/07/2025

✨ HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS: GET READY FOR THE NATIONAL LUNG CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM✨ | Lung cancer is Australia’s leading cause of cancer death. This program aims to improve health outcomes for Australians by increasing early detection of lung cancer and saving lives.

Learn more about the program at www.health.gov.au/our-work/nlcsp

15/07/2025

✨ OUR REGION, OUR PEOPLE: MEET BAILEY ✨ | Bailey’s two-and-a-half-year journey is one of resilience and growth. The teenager has faced his challenges, but with support, he has navigated the adversity - and now faces a bright future.

Bailey was referred to the Youth Alcohol and Other Drug Care Coordination (YAODCC) program, run by Better Together, after concerns about his va**ng at school and possible risky alcohol and other drug (AOD) behaviours.

At the time, he was in Year 10 and completing a school-based apprenticeship.

He was facing significant family conflict, which deeply affected his stability. The strain between his family caused Bailey to lose his apprenticeship and stop attending school.

It’s been a hard road.

READ MORE ➡️ https://www.nqphn.com.au/news/our-region-our-people-meet-bailey

Better Together Community Support

Bailey’s two-and-a-half-year journey is one of resilience and growth. The teenager has faced challenges, but with support, he has navigated the adversity - and now faces a bright future. 

11/07/2025

👩‍💼WE'RE HIRING👨‍💼 | Are you looking for a new career move, or the next step in your career in the health industry? Northern Queensland PHN is recruiting for the role of:
➡️ Business Support Officer (Cairns). Applications close 17 July 2025.

Applications are also still open for the following roles:
➡️ Service Planning and Design Manager - Mental Health and AOD (Cairns, Townsville, or Mackay). Applications close 17 July 2025.
➡️ Payroll Officer (Cairns, Townsville, or Mackay). Applications close 17 July 2025.
➡️ Senior Digital Capability Officer (Cairns, Townsville, or Mackay). Applications close 20 July 2025.

Visit https://lnkd.in/g5Ex7eFG to find out more and apply.

10/07/2025

🎉 CELEBRATING CARDWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE 🎉| The Cardwell community came together this week to celebrate the transition of Cardwell Medical Practice back to a private, locally run medical service - marking a new chapter for local primary healthcare.

The event - supported by Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN), Townsville Hospital and Health Service, and Cassowary Coast Regional Council - recognised the collaborative effort that contributed to securing long-term healthcare services for the area.

With support from the Department of Health, Disability, and Ageing’s Thin Markets initiative, and following a competitive tender process, Cardwell Medical Practice (formerly Cardwell Family Practice) transitioned to a private practice on 1 July 2025.

Clinic staff and partner organisations have worked hard throughout the transition to ensure the Cardwell community continues to access services without interruption.

For patients, it’s been business as usual.

READ MORE ➡️ https://nqphn.com.au/news/community-celebrates-cardwell-medical-practice-transition

Townsville Hospital and Health Service
Cassowary Coast Regional Council
Cardwell Family Practice (Cardwell Medical Practice)
Ingham Family Medical Practice
Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Nick Dametto MP

The Cardwell community came together yesterday to celebrate the transition of Cardwell Medical Practice back to a private, locally run medical service - marking a new chapter for local primary healthcare. 

08/07/2025

📣 GET READY FOR THE NATIONAL LUNG CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM 📣 | The National Lung Cancer Screening Program commences in July 2025. In collaboration with the Australian Government and National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation and consortium partners, Lung Foundation Australia are inviting primary healthcare professionals to complete CPD accredited modules with knowledge on eligibility, screening processes, and participant support.

⬇ Enrol in free eLearning to access resources and prepare your health service ✨
https://lungfoundation.com.au/health-professionals/training-and-events/national-lung-cancer-screening-program-health-workforce-education/

07/07/2025

🧠 MACKAY, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! 💬 | We’re holding a whole-of-community codesign workshop to ensure the future Mackay Medicare Mental Health Centre truly works for the people of Mackay and surrounding regions.

Together, we’ll be testing what we’ve learned so far and designing the outcomes that really matter for the people who need the service.

Event Details:
🗓️ Thursday 31 July 2025
🕤 9.30am – 2.30pm (registrations from 9am)
📍 Lancaster Room, Harrup Park
☕ Light refreshments provided

Let’s co-create a service that reflects the needs of our community. YOUR VOICE MATTERS!

04/07/2025

👩‍💼WE'RE HIRING👨‍💼 | Are you looking for a new career move, or the next step in your career in the health industry? Northern Queensland PHN is recruiting for the roles of:
➡️ Service Planning and Design Manager - Mental Health and AOD (Cairns, Townsville, or Mackay). Applications close 17 July 2025.
➡️ Payroll Officer (Cairns, Townsville, or Mackay). Applications close 17 July 2025.
➡️ Senior Digital Capability Officer (Cairns, Townsville, or Mackay). Applications close 20 July 2025.

Applications are also still open for the following role:
➡️ Senior Communications and Media Officer - Temp contract (Cairns). Applications close 10 July 2025.

Visit https://lnkd.in/g5Ex7eFG to find out more and apply.