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What do I need to know about COVID-19? Listen now
Featured Health Spotlight 

What do I need to know about COVID-19? Listen now

23 Mar, 2020, 3:08 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on What do I need to know about COVID-19? Listen now
Celebrating Harmony Day with a difference in Western Sydney
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Celebrating Harmony Day with a difference in Western Sydney

20 Mar, 2020, 5:01 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Celebrating Harmony Day with a difference in Western Sydney
Not a quota: Why Aboriginal recruitment matters in Western Sydney
Events Featured People 

Not a quota: Why Aboriginal recruitment matters in Western Sydney

19 Mar, 2020, 3:23 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Not a quota: Why Aboriginal recruitment matters in Western Sydney
Cultural garden’s Aboriginal art cements local knowledge
Spotlight Top 4 Westmead Redevelopment 

Cultural garden’s Aboriginal art cements local knowledge

24 Mar, 2020, 1:25 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Cultural garden’s Aboriginal art cements local knowledge
Celebrating our interpreters and ‘harmony mediators’
People Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

Celebrating our interpreters and ‘harmony mediators’

20 Mar, 2020, 5:02 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Celebrating our interpreters and ‘harmony mediators’
Harmony encouraged as community tackles COVID-9
People Spotlight Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

Harmony encouraged as community tackles COVID-9

20 Mar, 2020, 4:54 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Harmony encouraged as community tackles COVID-9
Delirium does not discriminate
Blacktown Mount Druitt Health Top 4 

Delirium does not discriminate

20 Mar, 2020, 3:51 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Delirium does not discriminate

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Breakthrough test in fight against COVID-19 at Westmead Health Precinct
News Research Spotlight 

Breakthrough test in fight against COVID-19 at Westmead Health Precinct

25 Mar, 2020, 9:14 am Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Breakthrough test in fight against COVID-19 at Westmead Health Precinct
Celebrating Harmony Day with a difference in Western Sydney
Featured News 

Celebrating Harmony Day with a difference in Western Sydney

20 Mar, 2020, 5:01 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Celebrating Harmony Day with a difference in Western Sydney
NSW COVID-19 response headquarters
News 

NSW COVID-19 response headquarters

19 Mar, 2020, 2:27 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on NSW COVID-19 response headquarters
We need your help. Limit one visitor to stop the spread of COVID-19
Auburn Blacktown Mount Druitt News Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

We need your help. Limit one visitor to stop the spread of COVID-19

19 Mar, 2020, 9:56 am Harrison Vesey Comments Off on We need your help. Limit one visitor to stop the spread of COVID-19
NSW bans non-essential indoor gatherings to curb COVID-19 spread
Alerts News 

NSW bans non-essential indoor gatherings to curb COVID-19 spread

18 Mar, 2020, 5:24 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on NSW bans non-essential indoor gatherings to curb COVID-19 spread
Special state powers triggered to combat COVID-19
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Special state powers triggered to combat COVID-19

16 Mar, 2020, 8:24 am Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Special state powers triggered to combat COVID-19
Western Sydney Health Check: our new podcast with a finger on the pulse
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Western Sydney Health Check: our new podcast with a finger on the pulse

14 Mar, 2020, 12:07 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Western Sydney Health Check: our new podcast with a finger on the pulse
Cancer messages travel further in common languages
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Cancer messages travel further in common languages

11 Mar, 2020, 3:42 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Cancer messages travel further in common languages

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Celebrating our interpreters and ‘harmony mediators’
People Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

Celebrating our interpreters and ‘harmony mediators’

20 Mar, 2020, 5:02 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Celebrating our interpreters and ‘harmony mediators’

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) interpreter Josephine Elisa arrived in Australia from Lebanon 30 years ago and could not speak a word of English.

Harmony encouraged as community tackles COVID-9
People Spotlight Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

Harmony encouraged as community tackles COVID-9

20 Mar, 2020, 4:54 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Harmony encouraged as community tackles COVID-9
Not a quota: Why Aboriginal recruitment matters in Western Sydney
Events Featured People 

Not a quota: Why Aboriginal recruitment matters in Western Sydney

19 Mar, 2020, 3:23 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Not a quota: Why Aboriginal recruitment matters in Western Sydney
Meet the future generation of health managers at Western Sydney Local Health District
People Top 4 

Meet the future generation of health managers at Western Sydney Local Health District

19 Mar, 2020, 11:55 am Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Meet the future generation of health managers at Western Sydney Local Health District
Celebrating those who advocate for others on World Social Work Day
Auburn Featured People 

Celebrating those who advocate for others on World Social Work Day

16 Mar, 2020, 2:01 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Celebrating those who advocate for others on World Social Work Day

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Breakthrough test in fight against COVID-19 at Westmead Health Precinct
News Research Spotlight 

Breakthrough test in fight against COVID-19 at Westmead Health Precinct

Cultural garden’s Aboriginal art cements local knowledge
Spotlight Top 4 Westmead Redevelopment 

Cultural garden’s Aboriginal art cements local knowledge

What do I need to know about COVID-19? Listen now
Featured Health Spotlight 

What do I need to know about COVID-19? Listen now

Harmony encouraged as community tackles COVID-9
People Spotlight Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

Harmony encouraged as community tackles COVID-9

Staff use theatre to tackle the patriarchy for International Women’s Day
Auburn Spotlight Top 4 

Staff use theatre to tackle the patriarchy for International Women’s Day

HealthView All

What do I need to know about COVID-19? Listen now
Featured Health Spotlight 

What do I need to know about COVID-19? Listen now

23 Mar, 2020, 3:08 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on What do I need to know about COVID-19? Listen now

Episode two of our podcast features infectious disease experts Professor Tania Sorrell and Dr Shopna Bag.

Delirium does not discriminate
Blacktown Mount Druitt Health Top 4 

Delirium does not discriminate

20 Mar, 2020, 3:51 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Delirium does not discriminate
Aggression is never okay. Support your local hospital staff
Featured Health 

Aggression is never okay. Support your local hospital staff

17 Mar, 2020, 3:36 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Aggression is never okay. Support your local hospital staff

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Virtual fun run to raise money for cancer
Events Top 4 

Virtual fun run to raise money for cancer

19 Mar, 2020, 5:11 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Virtual fun run to raise money for cancer

COVID-19 can’t stop this fundraiser in memory of a young lady lost to cancer.

Not a quota: Why Aboriginal recruitment matters in Western Sydney
Events Featured People 

Not a quota: Why Aboriginal recruitment matters in Western Sydney

19 Mar, 2020, 3:23 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Not a quota: Why Aboriginal recruitment matters in Western Sydney
Auburn staff and patients share what quality means to them
Auburn Events Top 4 

Auburn staff and patients share what quality means to them

12 Mar, 2020, 3:51 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Auburn staff and patients share what quality means to them

AlertsView All

  • COVID-19 statistics for NSW, 30 March

    COVID-19 statistics for NSW, 30 March

    30 Mar, 2020, 2:33 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on COVID-19 statistics for NSW, 30 March
  • COVID-19 statistics for NSW, March 29

    COVID-19 statistics for NSW, March 29

    29 Mar, 2020, 3:47 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on COVID-19 statistics for NSW, March 29
  • Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) statistics, March 27

    Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) statistics, March 27

    27 Mar, 2020, 12:58 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) statistics, March 27
  • NSW COVID-19 update, March 26

    NSW COVID-19 update, March 26

    26 Mar, 2020, 3:06 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on NSW COVID-19 update, March 26

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