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Video: Looking back on 2022 – a Western Sydney Local Health District highlights reel

22 Dec, 2022, 3:23 pm22 Dec, 2022, 3:23 pm Alyssa Terese

“As we head into the festive season I would like to express my gratitude to all staff for your unwavering

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Alerts 

Toxic reactions linked to baby spinach product

16 Dec, 2022, 10:37 am16 Dec, 2022, 10:37 am Alyssa Terese

People are being advised not to consume ‘Riviera Farms’ branded baby spinach following a number of cases of possible food-related

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How virtual care is reducing emergency admissions of western Sydney aged care residents

23 Nov, 2022, 3:00 pm23 Nov, 2022, 5:37 pm Alyssa Terese

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) inTouch team members are helping to keep residential aged care facility (RACF) residents with

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Western Sydney Health Forum answers pressing community questions and shares future vision

23 Nov, 2022, 10:00 am23 Nov, 2022, 4:36 pm Alyssa Terese

Western Sydney community members were invited to join online and reflect on the year that was on Monday 21 November

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And the winners are….Best of the West WSLHD Quality Awards 2022

11 Nov, 2022, 10:01 am11 Nov, 2022, 10:19 am Alyssa Terese

On the evening of Thursday 10 November, over 280 staff gathered at western Sydney’s CommBank Stadium to celebrate another year

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Events Featured News 

You are invited: Western Sydney Health Forum 2022

28 Oct, 2022, 4:51 pm31 Oct, 2022, 9:39 am Alyssa Terese

The western Sydney public is invited to join online and ask questions of Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) executive

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Giving back to Westmead Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after two decades

27 Oct, 2022, 11:07 am27 Oct, 2022, 11:24 am Alyssa Terese

Western Sydney locals Cathy and Joe Bracks have generously donated $8,140 to Westmead Hospital Foundation through their Seven Hills business,

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Community Health Featured News Westmead Hospital 

76-year-old North Rocks local is “Stepping On” this World Osteoporosis Day

20 Oct, 2022, 6:48 pm20 Oct, 2022, 6:48 pm Alyssa Terese

Whilst out in his garden one beautiful sunny day, seventy-six-year-old North Rocks local Allan fell and broke his arm after

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Alerts News Top 4 

NSW Health makes access to Monkeypox vaccine easier for western Sydney residents

20 Oct, 2022, 1:55 pm20 Oct, 2022, 1:55 pm Alyssa Terese

People at risk of monkeypox infection will have easier access to the vaccine with 20 temporary vaccination clinics now open

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Featured News Our People 

Becoming a carer in your 20s: one Westmead Hospital-based staff member shares her story

20 Oct, 2022, 8:09 am20 Oct, 2022, 1:46 pm Alyssa Terese

For almost three years, Joana Andre Garrido worked at Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD)* as a patient and carer

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    18 Jan, 2023, 2:01 pm18 Jan, 2023, 2:01 pm Alyssa Terese
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    Thousands of western Sydney and NSW women to receive fertility treatment rebate

    17 Jan, 2023, 3:11 pm17 Jan, 2023, 3:29 pm Alyssa Terese
  • Western Sydney urged to be aware of rare serious bacterial illnesses requiring urgent care

    Western Sydney urged to be aware of rare serious bacterial illnesses requiring urgent care

    09 Jan, 2023, 1:36 pm09 Jan, 2023, 1:37 pm Natalie Noordhuis

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