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State emergency and recovery support

Victorian PHNs assist the Victorian Government to coordinate primary health aspects of its emergency management response.

This is set out in the State Emergency Management Plan – Health Emergencies Sub-Plan.

Each PHN compiles, maintains and updates a register of primary care providers able to assist in the event of an emergency.

Victorian PHN activities include:

  • participating in local, regional and health service emergency planning
  • consolidating across-the-board planning and responses, based on a shared calendar, education and training
  • facilitating access to and communicating with primary care providers
  • providing intelligence on local factors affecting the delivery of primary health care in impacted areas
  • working collaboratively in the provision of recovery services following an emergency.

This project is supported by the Victorian Government.