March 2022

Quit Centre is a new evidence-based portal developed by and for health professionals to support their patients’ smoking and vaping cessation. Funded by the Australian Government, Quit Centre will develop and disseminate training and resources which are designed to enable primary health professionals to provide smoking and vaping cessation support as part of their routine care. The online training for health professionals is accredited for CPD, free, easy to navigate and includes referral pathways to Quitline. https://www.quitcentre.org.au/online-training

Launching TODAY, 'Manage My Care' is WA Health’s first patient facing app and web portal that gives patients and carers 24-hour access to their public outpatient appointments and referrals. Users can: view upcoming outpatient appointments; view outpatient referrals; update their demographic and Next of Kin details; and receive email reminders of upcoming appointments. Manage My Care can be downloaded as a free app from the App Store or Google Play or accessed with an internet browser by clicking here.

The data from these surveys is crucial for Rural Health West and is used for needs assessment, service planning, CPD planning, reporting and research. LINKS GP: www.ruralhealthwest.com.au/online-survey NMDAH: https://www.ruralhealthwest.com.au/health-survey *please note, the surveys require a a unique ID code that has already been emailed to you. If you do not have your ID code or you are experiencing problems logging in, please email the Rural Health West Data Team at database@ruralhealthwest.com.au or call us on 6389 4500.