Better healthcare on the way for Murwillumbah

THREE health service priorities for Murwillumbah have been identified at a multi-agency planning workshop last month.

The Collaborative Care Project, supported by NSW Health and led by Rural Doctors Network (RDN) alongside local stakeholders focuses on improving health service access, support and preventative health programs.

Following extensive health professional and community consultation the first priority acknowledged was to improve the community’s understanding of the range of health services currently available and how to access them.

The second pressing need discussed was making mental health services and drug and alcohol support more accessible.

The third priority was promoting preventative health programs and the social supports that the community needs for good health and wellbeing.

Collaborative Care program lead, Justyn Walker, said the priorities reflected what the community and health service providers had been asking for.

“The priorities that were identified are opportunities to work together to improve the health and well-being of the Murwillumbah community,” Walker said.

“Our next step is to plan how we can make these improvements sustainable and ensure services meet community needs now and into the future.”

Local partners of the Murwillumbah program include Healthy North Coast, Murwillumbah Community Centre, Northern NSW Local Health District, NSW Ambulance, RDN, and Tweed Shire Council.

For more information, visit collaborativecare.au/murwillumbah