Last month, Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) Senior Primary Care Engagement Officer Gilyan Thorn and Primary Care Workforce Development Manager Carley Radel travelled to Horn Island and Thursday Island in the Torres Strait to strengthen NQPHN’s relationship with primary healthcare providers of First Nations people and to better understand the health service needs of the region.

NQPHN funds on-site session to improve lives of people living with diabetes and their families

As a part of the development of the Torres and Cape Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan (SPCAP), Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) in partnership with Beacon Strategies is inviting sector stakeholders, community members, and people with a lived experience from Seisia, New Mapoon, Bamaga, Umagico, and Injinoo to participate in a series of focus group sessions.

Mental health worker passionate about delivering culturally appropriate care to Cape York communities.

Torres Strait and Hope Vale aged care residents and workers are the latest to have received their COVID-19 vaccinations following another Far North Queensland vaccine rollout blitz this week.

Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) is now inviting proposals for the provision of health promotion and chronic disease prevention initiatives to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living in Cape York and the Torres Strait Islands to improve long-term health outcomes.