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Smooth kick start to Restart a Heart campaign
Events Featured Westmead Hospital 

Smooth kick start to Restart a Heart campaign

17 Oct, 2019, 3:20 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Smooth kick start to Restart a Heart campaign
World champion to attend 2019 Western Sydney Health Forum
Events Featured News Spotlight 

World champion to attend 2019 Western Sydney Health Forum

17 Oct, 2019, 12:12 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on World champion to attend 2019 Western Sydney Health Forum
Technicians the ‘beating heart’ of pharmacy
Events Featured Westmead Hospital 

Technicians the ‘beating heart’ of pharmacy

15 Oct, 2019, 2:31 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Technicians the ‘beating heart’ of pharmacy
New active pathways give students a kick-start
Health News Top 4 

New active pathways give students a kick-start

18 Oct, 2019, 5:04 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on New active pathways give students a kick-start
New partnership to future-proof healthcare in greater western Sydney
News Top 4 

New partnership to future-proof healthcare in greater western Sydney

18 Oct, 2019, 4:59 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on New partnership to future-proof healthcare in greater western Sydney
Walk helps reshape the “Great West” waistline
Health Top 4 

Walk helps reshape the “Great West” waistline

17 Oct, 2019, 3:39 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Walk helps reshape the “Great West” waistline
Bachelor star Nikki Ferris donates 50 pillows to Westmead cancer patients
Spotlight Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

Bachelor star Nikki Ferris donates 50 pillows to Westmead cancer patients

17 Oct, 2019, 2:12 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Bachelor star Nikki Ferris donates 50 pillows to Westmead cancer patients

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New active pathways give students a kick-start
Health News Top 4 

New active pathways give students a kick-start

18 Oct, 2019, 5:04 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on New active pathways give students a kick-start
New partnership to future-proof healthcare in greater western Sydney
News Top 4 

New partnership to future-proof healthcare in greater western Sydney

18 Oct, 2019, 4:59 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on New partnership to future-proof healthcare in greater western Sydney
World champion to attend 2019 Western Sydney Health Forum
Events Featured News Spotlight 

World champion to attend 2019 Western Sydney Health Forum

17 Oct, 2019, 12:12 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on World champion to attend 2019 Western Sydney Health Forum
Shisha session like smoking 100 cigarettes
Health News 

Shisha session like smoking 100 cigarettes

15 Oct, 2019, 3:55 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Shisha session like smoking 100 cigarettes
Westmead secures CSIRO support for world-first device to save babies
News Westmead Women's and Newborn 

Westmead secures CSIRO support for world-first device to save babies

14 Oct, 2019, 4:40 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Westmead secures CSIRO support for world-first device to save babies
Life-saving festival project scoops NSW Health award
News Top 4 

Life-saving festival project scoops NSW Health award

11 Oct, 2019, 3:24 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Life-saving festival project scoops NSW Health award
One Born Every Minute ready to pop on Network 10: premiere date announced!
News Spotlight Top 4 Westmead Women's and Newborn 

One Born Every Minute ready to pop on Network 10: premiere date announced!

09 Oct, 2019, 5:40 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on One Born Every Minute ready to pop on Network 10: premiere date announced!
Fresh ideas abound for new Western Sydney Local Health District Clinical Council
Featured News Spotlight 

Fresh ideas abound for new Western Sydney Local Health District Clinical Council

08 Oct, 2019, 4:37 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on Fresh ideas abound for new Western Sydney Local Health District Clinical Council

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Staff and parents pause to remember lost babies
People Top 4 Westmead Women's and Newborn 

Staff and parents pause to remember lost babies

15 Oct, 2019, 2:50 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Staff and parents pause to remember lost babies

October 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.

Empathy, patience, trust: Thank you to all our carers
Featured People 

Empathy, patience, trust: Thank you to all our carers

14 Oct, 2019, 3:39 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Empathy, patience, trust: Thank you to all our carers
Gloves and giggles – Auburn Hospital tour eases young patient’s nerves
Auburn Featured People 

Gloves and giggles – Auburn Hospital tour eases young patient’s nerves

11 Oct, 2019, 3:32 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Gloves and giggles – Auburn Hospital tour eases young patient’s nerves
Family inspiration helps Shai make a difference in mental health
Featured People 

Family inspiration helps Shai make a difference in mental health

01 Oct, 2019, 11:10 am Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Family inspiration helps Shai make a difference in mental health
Staff thank hospital pharmacists, our ‘walking textbooks’
Featured People 

Staff thank hospital pharmacists, our ‘walking textbooks’

25 Sep, 2019, 9:04 am Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Staff thank hospital pharmacists, our ‘walking textbooks’

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Bachelor star Nikki Ferris donates 50 pillows to Westmead cancer patients
Spotlight Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

Bachelor star Nikki Ferris donates 50 pillows to Westmead cancer patients

World champion to attend 2019 Western Sydney Health Forum
Events Featured News Spotlight 

World champion to attend 2019 Western Sydney Health Forum

CALL OUT: Share your random acts of kindness and help make the world a nicer place
Featured Spotlight 

CALL OUT: Share your random acts of kindness and help make the world a nicer place

One Born Every Minute ready to pop on Network 10: premiere date announced!
News Spotlight Top 4 Westmead Women's and Newborn 

One Born Every Minute ready to pop on Network 10: premiere date announced!

11 per cent of Aussies living with HIV don’t know they have it
Health Spotlight Top 4 

11 per cent of Aussies living with HIV don’t know they have it

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New active pathways give students a kick-start
Health News Top 4 

New active pathways give students a kick-start

18 Oct, 2019, 5:04 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on New active pathways give students a kick-start

School students in western Sydney have taken part in a whole school walking excursion along new pathways today to promote walking and cycling to school.

Walk helps reshape the “Great West” waistline
Health Top 4 

Walk helps reshape the “Great West” waistline

17 Oct, 2019, 3:39 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Walk helps reshape the “Great West” waistline
Shisha session like smoking 100 cigarettes
Health News 

Shisha session like smoking 100 cigarettes

15 Oct, 2019, 3:55 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Shisha session like smoking 100 cigarettes

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Smooth kick start to Restart a Heart campaign
Events Featured Westmead Hospital 

Smooth kick start to Restart a Heart campaign

17 Oct, 2019, 3:20 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Smooth kick start to Restart a Heart campaign

The competition was fierce between teams of Westmead Hospital staff who took part in the inaugural cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) challenge as part of the Restart a Heart Day awareness campaign (16 Oct) hosted by the Westmead Hospital Foundation.

World champion to attend 2019 Western Sydney Health Forum
Events Featured News Spotlight 

World champion to attend 2019 Western Sydney Health Forum

17 Oct, 2019, 12:12 pm Sia Anthopoulos Comments Off on World champion to attend 2019 Western Sydney Health Forum
Technicians the ‘beating heart’ of pharmacy
Events Featured Westmead Hospital 

Technicians the ‘beating heart’ of pharmacy

15 Oct, 2019, 2:31 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Technicians the ‘beating heart’ of pharmacy

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