Primary Care

• Register your interest (Word 275KB)
• Proceedings from Moving Forward Together – Shaping Primary and Ambulatory Care in WA Conference Proceedings (PDF 482KB)
• Presentations from Moving Forward Together

Health Networks are establishing a new Primary Care Health Network to improve the health and wellbeing of WA’s population by:

• Developing workstreams based on the key issues identified by stakeholders at the Moving Forward Together event
• Establishing local Primary Care partnerships

Health Networks are currently recruiting members for the Network. If you are interested in helping to support Primary Care development in WA and would like to become a member of the Primary Care Health Network, Register your interest (Word 275KB) for membership of either the Executive Advisory Group or working groups.

Note:  If you have already registered your interest at the Moving Together Forum or WA Health Conference there is no need to resubmit a registration form

Definition of Primary Care

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) defines Primary Health Care as:Services that are
the first point of contact with the health system, such as general practice, hospital emergency departments
and pharmacies;

• Community based care to support people within their communities
• Services with an emphasis on illness and injury prevention and early detection, such as maternal and child health programs and population health programs.