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We marked the World Health Organization’s World Patient Safety Day on 30 September 2025 at The Sibyl Centre, The Women’s College, University of Sydney.

This year’s theme,��“Safe care for every newborn and every child”, calls for urgent action to prevent harm from the very start of life. Our symposium brought together leading experts from Australia, Sweden and the United States to explore innovative and evidence-based strategies for improving child health safety across all settings.

The Community and Primary Health Care Network co-hosted a seminar showcasing new models of virtual care and telehealth technologies in the community for older Australians. The event was co-hosted in collaboration with ,�� and Sydney Health Partners'  a�Ի� .

The event brought together consumers, clinicians and digital health experts at the forefront of developing and delivering new models of virtual care in the region and beyond. The event included presentations on innovative new technologies being developed and delivered by the North Sydney Primary Health Network in collaboration with GPs and residential aged care homes in the Northern Sydney Region, an update on the Virtual Care Service at Royal North Shore Hospital, and additional updates on research, innovation and services being developed in the field of virtual care and technology supporting older Australians in NSW and beyond from experts from Sydney Health Partners.

The Network recognised WHO World Patient Safety Day recently with an event celebrating the faculty's recent partnering with . The event's discussions centred on empowering consumers as partners in our healthcare system as well as improving diagnosis, both critical to improving patient safety.

Keynote Kirsten McCaffery from the  spoke about partnering with consumers to develop and evaluate new interventions to strengthen digital health literacy. Anthony Brown, CEO Health Consumers NSW, then chaired a panel discussion with Anne Duggan from the , Karen Luxford of the , Andrew Wilson from the  and Health Consumer leader Laila Hallam.

The CPHCN and the Sydney Policy Lab recently celebrated World Patient Safety Day with the Patient Safety and Person-Centred Care Symposium exploring innovative models of care, safety practices and policies that keep the person at the centre of decision-making. Speakers:

• Dr  – Chief Nurse and Clinical Services Director, Ramsay Health Care Australia
• Professor  – Professor for Nursing Science and Head of the Nursing Science Division, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Austria
  
• Professor  – Head of School and Dean, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery

Co-presented by the CPHCN together with the  with guest speaker Prof Paul Bowie from Glasgow University and emerging CPHC Sydney researchers.  

Co-presented by the CPHCN, Cancer Research Network and the Daffodil Centre with presentations by Prof Karen Canfell, Prof Deborah Bateson, A/Prof Megan Smith with cervical cancer survivor and advocate Kirsty Brown and Prof Alison Brand.

Community-University collaborations: addressing health service needs and workforce development

Broadcasting live from Broken Hill with panellists online in Lismore and Dubbo on Zoom, this CPHCN webinar focused on our rural and regional Schools and their connections in their local communities.

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An expert panel of Primary Health Networks (PHN) leaders presented an engaging webinar in May focused on the the valuable role PHNs play in supporting the health and wellbeing of our communities. The panel described the national PHN agenda and highlighted some key programs of work, including collaborative commissioning and climate change and mental health. We heard about the vital role of PHNs in dealing with the impacts of COVID and extreme weather, including the recent floods in Northern NSW. Speakers also provided a researcher’s 101 guide on how to engage with PHNs and the Primary Health Care clinicians and communities they serve.