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Education is part of the core work Nurses do every day and we are privileged to have an amazing team of Nursing Clinical Facilitators working with our Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placement program. With International Nurses Day on Sunday, 12th May, we felt this was an opportune time to share the story of John, a…

Never miss a beat is the theme of the Heart Week, 6th-12th May 2024. Did you know that one Australian has a heart attack or stroke every four minutes? Heart Week is Australia’s national heart health awareness campaign designed to raise awareness about the importance of heart health, encouraging the Australian public to start a…

Researchers at The University of Newcastle, Central Coast Research Institute and Hunter Medical Research Institute are investigating if support from a Dementia Nurse is helpful to people with memory problems and their carers. If you are aged 65 and older, living in the greater Newcastle region and have Dementia, you and your carer (family member)…

Mark nominated Hunter Primary Care to assist him with Support Coordination services for his NDIS plan. When his Support Coordinator, Kerri, first started working with Mark, he was not engaging with any supports or services and was only leaving the house briefly to walk his dog or to accompany his Mum on a weekly shopping…

Nourishing mind, body and brain is the theme of Dietitians week 2024. According to the Australian Institute of Health & Welfare, 1 in 5 Australians are estimated to experience a mental health condition in any given year. Mental health and physical health and wellbeing go hand in hand.  What we eat impacts our mental health…

The Health + Wellbeing Equality Index (HWEI) is an annual benchmarking tool designed to assess and benchmark LGBTQ+ inclusive service provision among health, wellbeing and human service providers in Australia.  Developed and assessed by Pride in Health + Wellbeing, a not-for-profit organisational support program for LGBTQ+ inclusion, the HWEI evaluates how well organisations address LGBTQ+…

Sunday, 7th April is World Health Day, an annual event celebrated worldwide on April 7 to raise awareness about global health issues and to promote healthier living. World Health Day was initiated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1948, to highlight key health concerns affecting people worldwide. Celebrating its 75th Anniversary, the theme for World…

On Thursday, 21st March 2024 we celebrated Close the Gap Day. Close the Gap Day is celebrated on the third Thursday of March each year and aims to bring people together to share information and most importantly, to take meaningful action in support of achieving health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by…

The Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placement team from HPC’s Aged Care Services have had a flurry of student registrations ready for Semester 1 placements with aged care hosts eagerly accepting students into their teams. One of the students who has now completed their placement at Stroud Community Lodge was so well accepted they were offered…

Wednesday 7th February is Primary Health Care Nurses Day. In 2024, the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) launched the inaugural Primary Health Care Nurses Day to celebrate the amazing work that nurses do outside of the hospital setting, in aged care, community, general practice, custodial, schools and a range of other primary health…