FOI 25-0346 LD - West NSW Primary Health Network Reports

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The Department of Health and Aged Care released correspondence and audit reports concerning Western NSW Primary Health Network (PHN). Following the cessation of Priority Red Health Foundation Limited and departure of the Western NSW PHN Chief Executive Officer in March 2024, the department commissioned McGrathNicol Advisory Services to conduct an independent assurance audit. The audit, undertaken under the PHN Program Assurance Framework, examined Western NSW PHN's financial management, governance, organisational capacity, and probity and commissioning practices. The final McGrathNicol report was delivered by January 2025. The department indicated it would prepare a summary report for public website publication following consultation on sensitivities within the full audit findings, demonstrating standard oversight mechanisms applied across all Australian PHNs.