Decarbonising our healthcare, a prescription for action: with Dr Renee Beale, Dr Rebecca Patrick and Barwon Health's Dr Mike Forrester
Images of single-use face masks have become...
Feeling unwell and concerned you may have COVID?Here are a few reminders and tips as we enter the festive season:📌 Getting tested as soon as possible is important to ensure you don't spread...
With the current COVID wave, plan ahead this festive season so that you can safely enjoy the festivities.
There are many things you can do to prepare to ensure you and your family remain...
Cases of Buruli ulcer have increased significantly in Victoria in recent years, particularly along the Mornington and Bellarine peninsulas, and the disease is spreading into new geographical areas...
COVID-19 will continue to be part of our lives. Together, our role is to keep our families, communities, and health workers safe by planning for future waves.
Most of the rules are gone,...
In Victoria, the mpox vaccine (JYNNEOS® vaccine) is available free-of-charge for people who meet any of the updated eligibility criteria. Please check eligibility criteria...
Barwon Health is reshaping our support service for people in the community with COVID-19.
We now have high levels of vaccination in our community and lower rates of COVID, so we are changing the...
During grass pollen season people may notice an increase in asthma and hay fever. Grass pollen season (October through to December) also brings the chance of thunderstorm asthma.
Thunderstorm...
Floods present many potential health hazards. Emergency workers and other support staff should ensure that members of the public are aware of the potential risks when they return to their homes...
The Barwon South West Public Health Unit (BSWPHU) recently launched a new pilot program at Barwon Health, offering antivirals to Barwon Health staff.
The antiviral medication Molnupiravir is...