Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is a not for profit primary healthcare organisation. Our aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of our people, resulting in resilient communities across the Murrumbidgee.

Established in 2015 under the Australian Government’s Primary Health Network Programme,MPHN is one of 31 PHNs in Australia with the objectives of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of medical services for patients, particularly those at risk of poor health outcomes, and improving coordination of care to ensure patients receive the right care in the right place at the right time.

This is achieved by:

• undertaking population health planning and priority setting using reliable health data and evidence and on criteria that is open to public scrutiny
• monitoring trends in service needs and utilisation, and areas likely to impact on the future health status of our communities
• funding health services and activities to address population health needs and improve coordination of care
• providing support and education to GPs and other health professionals to improve the management of at risk patient groups.

PHNs are tasked with working across six key priority areas: mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, population health, health workforce, eHealth and aged care.

MPHN covers a land area of 124,412 square kilometres and services a population of 240,755. The organisation works across fours sectors within the MPHN region: Riverina, Wagga Wagga, Border, and Western.

                

Australian Rural Health Research Collaboration
Email: arhr.collaboration@sydney.edu.au
Number: +61 2 6620 7317
Web:http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/research/rural-health/arhrc/

VISION: ‘Sustained improvement in the health of rural communities through strengthened capacity in research and development’

The ARHRC is a joint venture of research and health service partners that has been operating effectively to undertake research and build rural health research capacity in NSW since 2002. It is administered through the University of Sydney and comprises four rural health research centres:

• Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety in Moree;
• Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health;
• Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health in Orange;
• University Centre for Rural Health - North Coast in Lismore.

ARHRC partners include five rural NSW Local Health Districts: Far West; Hunter New England; Mid-North Coast; Northern NSW and Western NSW, as well as the North Coast Primary Health Network, the NSW Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Office and the NSW Health Education & Training Institute. For the past 15 years ARHRC has received infrastructure funding from the NSW Ministry of Health.

The Collaboration is a leading expert resource in improving the health of rural populations into the future. Key result areas include:

• Fostering rural health research: Leading edge research of high quality, addressing the challenges of ensuring a high standard of health for the people of rural NSW and Australia;
  
  
• Building research capacity: Strengthened public health research capacity in rural NSW by increasing the numbers of skilled rural health researchers working in strong centres providing supportive partnerships, systems and values;
  
  
• Improving policy and practice: Effective processes and programs to ensure translation of research knowledge into improved policy and practice.
  
  
  

Clinical Excellence Commission
Email: CEC-Events@health.nsw.gov.au
Number: +61 2 9269 5500
Website: www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au

The Clinical Excellence Commission provides leadership in safety and quality in NSW to improve healthcare for patients. We develop and deliver initiatives in collaboration with health services, clinicians and patients.This includes quality improvement projects that focus on people and culture, team effectiveness and organisational development;patient safety programs that focus on assurance and governance, adult patient safety, medication safety, paediatric patient safety; as well as incident management and mortality review.

The CEC is building capacity and capability in local quality improvement initiatives across NSW health through the Quality Improvement Academy, and supports the NSW health system in providing the safest and highest quality care for every patient.            




                

Health Education and Training Institute (HETI)
Where innovation drives excellence in education and training for improved health outcomes

The Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) supports the NSW Health system through the delivery of innovative education and training. HETI works closely with local health districts (LHDs), specialty health networks (SNs), other public health organisations and health education and training providers to identify needs, develop and deliver health education and training across the NSW Health system.

HETI works to build workforce capability, improve the working lives of NSW Health staff and the health of patients.

For the latest news of HETI’s current and future activities, initiatives and resources visit www.heti.nsw.gov.au or join our community on Twitter and LinkedIn.

                

Clinical Excellence Commission
Email: CEC-Events@health.nsw.gov.au
Number: +61 2 9269 5500
Website: www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au

The Clinical Excellence Commission provides leadership in safety and quality in NSW to improve healthcare for patients. We develop and deliver initiatives in collaboration with health services, clinicians and patients.This includes quality improvement projects that focus on people and culture, team effectiveness and organisational development;patient safety programs that focus on assurance and governance, adult patient safety, medication safety, paediatric patient safety; as well as incident management and mortality review.

The CEC is building capacity and capability in local quality improvement initiatives across NSW health through the Quality Improvement Academy, and supports the NSW health system in providing the safest and highest quality care for every patient.

Agency for Clinical Innovation
Email: aci-info@health.nsw.gov.au
Number: +61 2 9464 4666
Web:www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au

The Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) works with clinicians, consumers and managers to design and promote better healthcare for NSW. Our vision is “Better Healthcare: Better Outcomes” for patients and carers across NSW. Visit www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au to join an ACI Network, Taskforce or Institute to share your knowledge to improve healthcare.

                

Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is a not for profit primary healthcare organisation. Our aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of our people, resulting in resilient communities across the Murrumbidgee.            

Tackling the tyranny of distance, eHealth NSW’s Rural eHealth Program, in collaboration with six rural Local Health Districts (LHDs), is prioritising the delivery of a range of ICT infrastructure, clinical and corporate eHealth solutions to 17,000 staff caring for 1.3 million people in 150 rural and remote facilities. A trailblazer in Australia, the program’s uniqueness lies in is its governance and cooperative partnerships, working as a single entity, to provide oversight and leadership to all rural LHDs based on agreed priorities and principles. 

As an accredited National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Innovation in Regional Health, NSW Regional Health Partners (NSWRHP) is one of the nine national health translation Centres in the Australian Health Research Alliance. NSWRHPbrings together regional healthcare providers and research organisations to deliver innovative models of care to improve the health of our regional and rural communities

 

Riverina Regional Training Hubs (Medicine)
Number: +61 2 8204 4607
Web:www.nd.edu.au/sydney/schools/medicine/rcs/wagga_wagga
Email: contact@nswregionalhealthpartners

Talk with us about a truly satisfying rural medical career. The Murrumbidgee and Riverina Regional Medical Training Hubs support a multidisciplinary approach to GP and other specialist training pathways for medical students and junior doctors with a demonstrated long-term commitment to rural and regional medicine