The Federal Government has launched a new campaign to encourage eligible Australians to access life-saving COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments. The new antiviral treatments are available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, with…
Amid the critical shortage of GPs across the Central Coast, an announcement from the Albanese Government has flagged the change to Distribution Priority Area (DPA) classifications meaning local practices can…
Member for Robertson, Gordon Reid, said Central Coast residents living with Type 1 diabetes will have “new hope and help” with the Federal Government extending subsidised access to Continuous Glucose…
Primary carers in the region are suffering from a negative influence on their emotional and mental health after more than two years of living with the fall-out of the COVID-19…
With a spike in COVID cases expected on the Central Coast over winter, Medicare will cover a long consultation by a GP for the purpose of prescribing COVID-19 antivirals from…
A special call has gone out encouraging people with disability to get the latest COVID-19 vaccine booster dose with the state in the grip of a new wave of the…
The National Mental Health Commission will conduct a meeting at Green Point as part of its Making Connections for Your Mental Health and Wellbeing program (Connections2022). Connections2022 is an outreach…
Member for Robertson, Gordon Reid, and pharmacist Stuart Anderson have added their voices to calls for Central Coast residents over the age of 50 to have their second COVID booster…
As the number of COVID deaths nationwide tops 10,000, Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) has issued a reminder that the pandemic is far from over, with between 2,000 and…
Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) says medical imaging services continue unaffected, despite criticisms from the region’s Labor MPs that services at both Gosford and Wyong hospitals are facing staffing…
Y NSW has launched a free, six-week virtual wellness program for young people struggling to access recreation facilities and feeling isolated because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Uplift Online is designed…
Coast and Country Primary Care (CCPC) has taken out the Innovation category at the HNECC (Hunter New England Central Coast) Primary Health Network’s (PHN) second annual Primary Care Quality and…
Gosford Hospital nurse Benny Morton has chalked up more than 3,000 push-ups in support of mental health charities. Morton joined the national Push-Up Challenge promoting mental health awareness and much-needed…
Free flu shots for NSW residents at GPs and pharmacies have been extended until July 17 with Central Coast Local Health District urging locals to take up the offer. Health…
Health on the Streets (HoTS) is set to continue operating with the Federal Government providing $400,000 to keep the program running past its June 30 deadline. HoTS is run through…
Central Coast residents will benefit from a $2.1B plan by the NSW Government to support digital healthcare services, making it easier for people to keep track of their medical records…
Central Coast residents have only a few days left to take advantage of free flu shots being offered until the end of June. Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is…
About 45 children gathered at Lake Macquarie on June 17-19 for the first-ever Camp Magic in the Central Coast/Hunter region for the Feel the Magic charity. Feel the Magic is…
Labor MPs on the Central Coast have raised concerns over declining performance at Gosford and Wyong hospitals following the latest Quarterly Report from the Bureau of Health Information (BHI). Data…
Researchers at the University of Newcastle (Central Coast) are looking for men and women with type 2 diabetes to participate in eight weeks of free group telehealth exercise sessions. They…