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Secrets to healthier living on a budget: Western Sydney Diabetes investigates
Early season heat alert in western Sydney
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PHOTO GALLERY: Best of the West Quality Awards 2023, see the fun, frivolity, winners & grinners here!

PHOTO GALLERY: Best of the West Quality Awards 2023, see the fun, frivolity, winners & grinners here!

15 Sep, 2023, 12:53 pm15 Sep, 2023, 3:53 pm Sarah Mason

WINNERS’ LIST: Announcing the champions of the Best of the West Quality Awards 2023

WINNERS’ LIST: Announcing the champions of the Best of the West Quality Awards 2023

14 Sep, 2023, 9:27 pm15 Sep, 2023, 3:56 pm Natalie Noordhuis

From incontinence to unusual period pain: WSLHD’s Bronwyn Edney’s expert tips for pelvic wellness

Featured News Westmead Hospital Women’s and Newborn

From incontinence to unusual period pain: WSLHD’s Bronwyn Edney’s expert tips for pelvic wellness

07 Sep, 2023, 11:46 am07 Sep, 2023, 4:58 pm Jessica Chahine

Cicada Innovations to call Westmead home

News Top 4 Westmead Health Precinct

Cicada Innovations to call Westmead home

22 Sep, 2023, 8:00 am22 Sep, 2023, 9:47 am Sarah Mason

‘It’s an incredible thing, to help someone talk again’: WSLHD’s Professor Leanne Togher is helping people communicate after traumatic brain injury

Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals News Top 4

‘It’s an incredible thing, to help someone talk again’: WSLHD’s Professor Leanne Togher is helping people communicate after traumatic brain injury

21 Sep, 2023, 4:52 pm21 Sep, 2023, 5:02 pm Natalie Noordhuis

Secrets to healthier living on a budget: Western Sydney Diabetes investigates

Secrets to healthier living on a budget: Western Sydney Diabetes investigates

19 Sep, 2023, 11:43 am19 Sep, 2023, 11:43 am Jessica Chahine

Early season heat alert in western Sydney

Alert News Top 4

Early season heat alert in western Sydney

15 Sep, 2023, 4:02 pm15 Sep, 2023, 4:02 pm Sarah Mason

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Cicada Innovations to call Westmead home

News Top 4 Westmead Health Precinct

Cicada Innovations to call Westmead home

22 Sep, 2023, 8:00 am22 Sep, 2023, 9:47 am Sarah Mason

‘It’s an incredible thing, to help someone talk again’: WSLHD’s Professor Leanne Togher is helping people communicate after traumatic brain injury

Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals News Top 4

‘It’s an incredible thing, to help someone talk again’: WSLHD’s Professor Leanne Togher is helping people communicate after traumatic brain injury

21 Sep, 2023, 4:52 pm21 Sep, 2023, 5:02 pm Natalie Noordhuis

Early season heat alert in western Sydney

Alert News Top 4

Early season heat alert in western Sydney

15 Sep, 2023, 4:02 pm15 Sep, 2023, 4:02 pm Sarah Mason

‘Nursing is not just a profession, it’s a calling’: celebrating Community Health Nursing Week 2023 in western Sydney

News Our People Top 4

‘Nursing is not just a profession, it’s a calling’: celebrating Community Health Nursing Week 2023 in western Sydney

15 Sep, 2023, 1:27 pm15 Sep, 2023, 2:13 pm Jessica Chahine

PHOTO GALLERY: Best of the West Quality Awards 2023, see the fun, frivolity, winners & grinners here!

PHOTO GALLERY: Best of the West Quality Awards 2023, see the fun, frivolity, winners & grinners here!

15 Sep, 2023, 12:53 pm15 Sep, 2023, 3:53 pm Sarah Mason

WINNERS’ LIST: Announcing the champions of the Best of the West Quality Awards 2023

WINNERS’ LIST: Announcing the champions of the Best of the West Quality Awards 2023

14 Sep, 2023, 9:27 pm15 Sep, 2023, 3:56 pm Natalie Noordhuis

Don’t let Legionnaires’ disease bloom this spring in western Sydney

Don’t let Legionnaires’ disease bloom this spring in western Sydney

14 Sep, 2023, 9:27 am14 Sep, 2023, 9:27 am Sarah Mason

Protecting children from harm: How WSLHD’s IVPRS is empowering the western Sydney community during National Child Protection Week

Protecting children from harm: How WSLHD’s IVPRS is empowering the western Sydney community during National Child Protection Week

07 Sep, 2023, 2:25 pm07 Sep, 2023, 4:59 pm Jessica Chahine

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‘Nursing is not just a profession, it’s a calling’: celebrating Community Health Nursing Week 2023 in western Sydney

News Our People Top 4

‘Nursing is not just a profession, it’s a calling’: celebrating Community Health Nursing Week 2023 in western Sydney

15 Sep, 2023, 1:27 pm15 Sep, 2023, 2:13 pm Jessica Chahine

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) celebrated Community Health Nursing week from 11 to 15 September 2023. Jasmin Ellis, WSLHD’s

From personal struggles to Peer Worker: “I provide hope so somebody makes the decision to continue living.”

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From personal struggles to Peer Worker: “I provide hope so somebody makes the decision to continue living.”

22 Aug, 2023, 3:47 pm22 Aug, 2023, 3:48 pm Jessica Chahine

Big smiles at WSLHD’s Oral Health Care annual awards

News Our People Top 4 Westmead Hospital

Big smiles at WSLHD’s Oral Health Care annual awards

18 Aug, 2023, 5:47 pm18 Aug, 2023, 5:47 pm Jessica Chahine

WSLHD Announcement: Appointment of New Board Chair and Departure of Previous Chair

News Our People Top 4

WSLHD Announcement: Appointment of New Board Chair and Departure of Previous Chair

01 Aug, 2023, 10:46 am01 Aug, 2023, 10:47 am Jessica Chahine

Celebrating 20 years of delivering miracles: How a Blacktown Hospital midwife’s passion was born

Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals News Our People Women’s and Newborn

Celebrating 20 years of delivering miracles: How a Blacktown Hospital midwife’s passion was born

18 Jul, 2023, 2:29 pm19 Jul, 2023, 3:25 pm Alyssa Terese

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PHOTO GALLERY: Western Sydney continues to celebrate NAIDOC Week with powerful events

Aboriginal health Featured News

PHOTO GALLERY: Western Sydney continues to celebrate NAIDOC Week with powerful events

PHOTO GALLERY: Western Sydney celebrates NAIDOC week 2023

Aboriginal health News Top 4

PHOTO GALLERY: Western Sydney celebrates NAIDOC week 2023

Breaking down barriers to support western Sydney Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mums-to-be

Aboriginal health Featured News

Breaking down barriers to support western Sydney Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mums-to-be

A voice for generations: Andrew Fraser

Aboriginal health Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals News

A voice for generations: Andrew Fraser

A voice for generations: Ngaire Denton

Aboriginal health News Westmead Hospital

A voice for generations: Ngaire Denton

Women’s and NewbornView All

From incontinence to unusual period pain: WSLHD’s Bronwyn Edney’s expert tips for pelvic wellness

Featured News Westmead Hospital Women’s and Newborn

From incontinence to unusual period pain: WSLHD’s Bronwyn Edney’s expert tips for pelvic wellness

07 Sep, 2023, 11:46 am07 Sep, 2023, 4:58 pm Jessica Chahine

Western Sydney Local Health District’s (WSLHD) Senior Physiotherapist, Bronwyn Edney, has shared the most frequent health concerns women face, with

Western Sydney cancer survivor says “don’t wait until you can feel a lump to have a breast screen”

News Top 4 Women’s and Newborn

Western Sydney cancer survivor says “don’t wait until you can feel a lump to have a breast screen”

17 Aug, 2023, 12:31 pm22 Aug, 2023, 11:32 am Alyssa Terese

‘Every mother is supported’: Westmead Hospital hosts breastfeeding ‘train the trainer’ workshop

News Top 4 Westmead Health Precinct Westmead Hospital Women’s and Newborn

‘Every mother is supported’: Westmead Hospital hosts breastfeeding ‘train the trainer’ workshop

10 Aug, 2023, 2:41 pm10 Aug, 2023, 2:41 pm Jessica Chahine

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WSLHD combats daily communication challenges in Multicultural Health using tool created during pandemic

News Research Top 4

WSLHD combats daily communication challenges in Multicultural Health using tool created during pandemic

23 Jul, 2023, 3:54 pm24 Jul, 2023, 2:50 pm Sarah Mason

Western Sydney Local Health District’s (WSLHD) Multicultural Health Services team developed a ‘4M model’ to assist in health information delivery

WSLHD researcher finds gaps in social anxiety apps and aims to enhance support with new app

News Research Top 4

WSLHD researcher finds gaps in social anxiety apps and aims to enhance support with new app

23 Jul, 2023, 11:58 am23 Jul, 2023, 11:58 am Sarah Mason

Westmead Hospital study reveals urgent need for improved blood pressure management in cardiology patients

News Research Top 4 Westmead Hospital

Westmead Hospital study reveals urgent need for improved blood pressure management in cardiology patients

20 Jul, 2023, 8:57 am20 Jul, 2023, 8:58 am Sarah Mason

AlertsView All

Early season heat alert in western Sydney

15 Sep, 2023, 4:02 pm15 Sep, 2023, 4:02 pm Sarah Mason
Don’t let Legionnaires’ disease bloom this spring in western Sydney

14 Sep, 2023, 9:27 am14 Sep, 2023, 9:27 am Sarah Mason
Western Sydney urged to be on the look out for serious bacterial illness

13 Sep, 2023, 10:50 am13 Sep, 2023, 10:50 am Jessica Chahine
Western Sydney urged to be on alert amid rise in listeriosis

08 Sep, 2023, 1:01 pm08 Sep, 2023, 1:01 pm Jessica Chahine

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