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  • Seeing past stigma to help Drug Health clients think clearly
  • Outings and online parties: Westmead women’s group zooms in on workplace mental health
  • NSW hits three million tests as community urged to remain vigilant
  • ‘My son’s heart went to a seven-year-old who had only 10 days to live’: new podcast
  • COVID-19 restrictions eased at religious gatherings and gyms
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Outings and online parties: Westmead women’s group zooms in on workplace mental health
Featured People Westmead Hospital 

Outings and online parties: Westmead women’s group zooms in on workplace mental health

27 Oct, 2020, 2:45 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Outings and online parties: Westmead women’s group zooms in on workplace mental health
Mental health support from those who’ve been there
Featured Mental Health People 

Mental health support from those who’ve been there

21 Oct, 2020, 11:59 am Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Mental health support from those who’ve been there
Health management interns get a head start on COVID-19
Featured People 

Health management interns get a head start on COVID-19

20 Oct, 2020, 10:57 am Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Health management interns get a head start on COVID-19
Seeing past stigma to help Drug Health clients think clearly
Mental Health Spotlight Top 4 

Seeing past stigma to help Drug Health clients think clearly

27 Oct, 2020, 3:09 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Seeing past stigma to help Drug Health clients think clearly
‘My son’s heart went to a seven-year-old who had only 10 days to live’: new podcast
Blacktown Mount Druitt People Spotlight Top 4 

‘My son’s heart went to a seven-year-old who had only 10 days to live’: new podcast

22 Oct, 2020, 4:01 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on ‘My son’s heart went to a seven-year-old who had only 10 days to live’: new podcast
Alison’s fully charged for Ride to Work Day
Events Top 4 Westmead Redevelopment 

Alison’s fully charged for Ride to Work Day

21 Oct, 2020, 7:00 am Paul Roberts Comments Off on Alison’s fully charged for Ride to Work Day
Thank a technician: the ‘cogs and wheels’ of pharmacy
Events Top 4 

Thank a technician: the ‘cogs and wheels’ of pharmacy

20 Oct, 2020, 3:13 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Thank a technician: the ‘cogs and wheels’ of pharmacy

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NSW hits three million tests as community urged to remain vigilant
News 

NSW hits three million tests as community urged to remain vigilant

27 Oct, 2020, 11:46 am Harrison Vesey Comments Off on NSW hits three million tests as community urged to remain vigilant
COVID-19 restrictions eased at religious gatherings and gyms
Alerts News 

COVID-19 restrictions eased at religious gatherings and gyms

21 Oct, 2020, 2:13 pm Taylah Massingham Comments Off on COVID-19 restrictions eased at religious gatherings and gyms
Westmead study shows vitamin C prevents ulcer-related amputations
News Research Westmead Hospital 

Westmead study shows vitamin C prevents ulcer-related amputations

21 Oct, 2020, 1:51 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Westmead study shows vitamin C prevents ulcer-related amputations
COVID-19 restrictions eased for outdoor gatherings, group bookings
News 

COVID-19 restrictions eased for outdoor gatherings, group bookings

19 Oct, 2020, 12:56 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on COVID-19 restrictions eased for outdoor gatherings, group bookings
COVID-19 restrictions eased
Alerts News 

COVID-19 restrictions eased

13 Oct, 2020, 1:35 pm Taylah Massingham Comments Off on COVID-19 restrictions eased
Stop the clot to stop harm
Events News 

Stop the clot to stop harm

13 Oct, 2020, 1:32 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Stop the clot to stop harm
Wear orange this Saffron Day in memory of Deyaan
News 

Wear orange this Saffron Day in memory of Deyaan

13 Oct, 2020, 1:08 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Wear orange this Saffron Day in memory of Deyaan
Breast cancer won’t wait for COVID
News Top 4 

Breast cancer won’t wait for COVID

12 Oct, 2020, 3:27 pm Jenny Harrison Comments Off on Breast cancer won’t wait for COVID

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Outings and online parties: Westmead women’s group zooms in on workplace mental health
Featured People Westmead Hospital 

Outings and online parties: Westmead women’s group zooms in on workplace mental health

27 Oct, 2020, 2:45 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Outings and online parties: Westmead women’s group zooms in on workplace mental health

The pharmacy outpatient team started the support group last year and has been able to continue it through COVID.

‘My son’s heart went to a seven-year-old who had only 10 days to live’: new podcast
Blacktown Mount Druitt People Spotlight Top 4 

‘My son’s heart went to a seven-year-old who had only 10 days to live’: new podcast

22 Oct, 2020, 4:01 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on ‘My son’s heart went to a seven-year-old who had only 10 days to live’: new podcast
Mental health support from those who’ve been there
Featured Mental Health People 

Mental health support from those who’ve been there

21 Oct, 2020, 11:59 am Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Mental health support from those who’ve been there
Westmead director receives prestigious award for junior doctor training
People Top 4 

Westmead director receives prestigious award for junior doctor training

20 Oct, 2020, 1:13 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Westmead director receives prestigious award for junior doctor training
Health management interns get a head start on COVID-19
Featured People 

Health management interns get a head start on COVID-19

20 Oct, 2020, 10:57 am Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Health management interns get a head start on COVID-19

SpotlightView All

Seeing past stigma to help Drug Health clients think clearly
Mental Health Spotlight Top 4 

Seeing past stigma to help Drug Health clients think clearly

‘My son’s heart went to a seven-year-old who had only 10 days to live’: new podcast
Blacktown Mount Druitt People Spotlight Top 4 

‘My son’s heart went to a seven-year-old who had only 10 days to live’: new podcast

Do they transmit COVID? Podcast busts mozzie myths
People Spotlight Top 4 

Do they transmit COVID? Podcast busts mozzie myths

‘Mum was diagnosed with dementia at 61’: new podcast episode
People Spotlight Top 4 

‘Mum was diagnosed with dementia at 61’: new podcast episode

Westmead emergency docs travel 1000km to lend a hand
Featured Spotlight Westmead Hospital 

Westmead emergency docs travel 1000km to lend a hand

HealthView All

Nobel Prize a reminder to get tested for hepatitis C
Health Research Top 4 

Nobel Prize a reminder to get tested for hepatitis C

15 Oct, 2020, 2:07 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Nobel Prize a reminder to get tested for hepatitis C

The three men have saved millions of lives through their decades of work to discover the deadly virus.

Go4Fun online shows screen time for the whole family can be healthy!
Health Top 4 

Go4Fun online shows screen time for the whole family can be healthy!

13 Oct, 2020, 12:38 pm Taylah Massingham Comments Off on Go4Fun online shows screen time for the whole family can be healthy!
How Milky Lane survived a COVID scare and avoided any transmission
Health Spotlight Top 4 

How Milky Lane survived a COVID scare and avoided any transmission

16 Sep, 2020, 1:25 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on How Milky Lane survived a COVID scare and avoided any transmission

EventsView All

Alison’s fully charged for Ride to Work Day
Events Top 4 Westmead Redevelopment 

Alison’s fully charged for Ride to Work Day

21 Oct, 2020, 7:00 am Paul Roberts Comments Off on Alison’s fully charged for Ride to Work Day

After a five-year hiatus of juggling work and a young family, Dr Alison Williams is back on the pedals to support Ride to Work Day on her electric bike.

Thank a technician: the ‘cogs and wheels’ of pharmacy
Events Top 4 

Thank a technician: the ‘cogs and wheels’ of pharmacy

20 Oct, 2020, 3:13 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Thank a technician: the ‘cogs and wheels’ of pharmacy
Stop the clot to stop harm
Events News 

Stop the clot to stop harm

13 Oct, 2020, 1:32 pm Harrison Vesey Comments Off on Stop the clot to stop harm

AlertsView All

  • COVID-19 restrictions eased at religious gatherings and gyms

    COVID-19 restrictions eased at religious gatherings and gyms

    21 Oct, 2020, 2:13 pm Taylah Massingham Comments Off on COVID-19 restrictions eased at religious gatherings and gyms
  • 11 new cases of COVID-19 in NSW, October 15

    11 new cases of COVID-19 in NSW, October 15

    15 Oct, 2020, 11:55 am Harrison Vesey Comments Off on 11 new cases of COVID-19 in NSW, October 15
  • COVID-19 restrictions eased

    COVID-19 restrictions eased

    13 Oct, 2020, 1:35 pm Taylah Massingham Comments Off on COVID-19 restrictions eased
  • 10 new COVID-19 cases in NSW, October 9

    10 new COVID-19 cases in NSW, October 9

    09 Oct, 2020, 11:10 am Harrison Vesey Comments Off on 10 new COVID-19 cases in NSW, October 9

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