From tomorrow Cobar residents, like all other Australian residents, will no longer be able to buy medication containing codeine from chemists without a prescription. The Australian Government has made changes to the law regarding the sale of medicines containing codeine. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) unanimously agreed to the changes […]
The Cobar Primary Health Care Centre (CPHCC) last week welcomed a new doctor to the surgery. Dr Afshin Farajollahi and his wife Mona recently arrived in Cobar from Queensland where Dr Afshin had been working as a GP in Rockhampton. The couple are originally from Iran where Dr Afshin did […]
Labor Senator Deborah O’Neill, who is also the assistant shadow minister for mental health, paid a visit to Cobar on Monday to see first hand how a new suicide prevention program will work in our community. Senator O’Neill has been looking at mental health programs in the region and came […]
Cobar Primary Health Care has installed a new ‘Happy or Not’ device to help the centre gauge their level of service to locals. Patients are able to rate their satisfaction with service received quickly and conveniently as they leave the centre. Practice manager Bernie Martin said the device is another […]
Cobar Primary Health Care Centre (CPHCC) has welcomed a mental health “checkup” service that aims to screen patients for anxiety and depression. Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN) has partnered with Black Dog Institute to roll out the new service. The Black Dog StepCare in General Practice program is […]
The Cobar Primary Health Care Centre’s proposed extensions will be going ahead following an announcement last week that the centre’s application for Federal Government funding had been approved. The $200,000 grant for extensions will create more space in the centre to entice more doctors, nurses and other health professionals to […]
A proposal for extensions to the Cobar Primary Health Care Centre has prompted a strong social media discussion proving medical services continue to be a major issue for the local community. Cr Peter Yench has a notice of motion before tomorrow night’s Ordinary Meeting of Council, calling on councillors to […]
The NSW Outback Division of General Practice (NSWODGP), which operates the Cobar Primary Health Care Centre (CPHCC) in Harcourt Street, has petitioned Cobar Shire Council for a $300,000 extension to the centre. NSWODGP Interim CEO, Peter Spence made a presentation to Cobar Shire councillors at an extraordinary meeting of council […]
After recently completing an 18 months stint as a GP in Lightning Ridge, Dr Sanjay Jamwal is hoping to settle down now for a few years in Cobar. Staff at the Cobar Primary Health Care Centre were pleased last week to welcome Dr Sanjay, who has wide and varied medical […]
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