Darling Downs & West Moreton PHN

Let’s TALK ABOUT Disability and Neurodiversity

Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN is once again asking our region to share their experiences with healthcare in their communities.

Translating and interpreting service (TIS National) July 2024

Primary Mental Health Care providers can now access the national Translating and Interpreting Service for free.

Delivering urgent care in the Redbank region

Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN has now opened the Request for Proposal for the new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in the Redbank area, as recently announced by Milton Dick MP.

New mental health support announced for the Southern Downs

The Southern Downs region will receive a welcome boost to mental health services, with the Hon Emma McBride Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health announcing a local Medicare Mental Health Centre in Warwick.

Innovative model of care to bring improved access to health for Queensland/New South Wales Border communities

The Macintyre Health Alliance (Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN, Goondiwindi Medical Centre, Darling Downs Health, Pius X Aboriginal Medical Service, Hunter New England Central Coast PHN and the Hunter New England Local Health District) secure grant for Indigenous Wellness Connect.

Winter blitz as PHN supports vaccination uptake

Heading into winter, the PHN once again focussed its efforts on vaccine rollouts, and in June targeted the vulnerable and hard-to-reach members of our region.

Local program inspiring the next generation of healthcare professionals

Across the Darling Downs and West Moreton regions, high school students are taking advantage of the opportunity for a glimpse into the day in a life of a healthcare worker through the PHN-funded Aspire2Health program.

Telehealth enabling access to great primary care in practices across the region

The introduction of telehealth in primary care settings through the PHN’s Virtual Integrated Practice (VIP) Program and Connected Health Care Grants has seen an increase in access to virtual care options for patients in the Darling Downs and West Moreton regions.