Wear orange this Saffron Day in memory of Deyaan
Thursday 22 October is Saffron Day, a day to honour the life of seven-year-old, Deyaan Udani and to raise awareness for organ and tissue donation in Australia.
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Author: Jenny Harrison
Breast cancer won’t wait for COVID
BreastScreen NSW is encouraging women aged 50 to 74 to make their health a priority and book a free life-saving mammogram this Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Reach out and thank a carer
During National Carers Week (11-17 October), WSLHD is recognising and celebrating the contributions carers make to our communities.
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Students learn online healthy lifestyle program
A Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) program which motivates high school students to increase their physical activity and improve their diet has gone digital by providing online training.
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Winning welcome for Aboriginal patients at Auburn Hospital
Auburn Hospital project titled “Just Ask It” recently won a Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) Quality Award 2020 for the category Transforming Patient Experience.
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Helpline links students to health and wellbeing
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) has established a team of health professionals, known as the “School-Link team”.
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Western Sydney Filipino Leaders’ meeting to lead the fight against diabetes
People of a Filipino background are one of the highest ethnic groups at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and western Sydney is home to the largest of Sydney’s Filipino migrant population with Blacktown, Rooty Hill, Mount Druitt, Quakers Hill, Plumpton and Woodcroft the most popular suburbs.
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Westmead pharmacy staff meet COVID-19 challenges
Pharmacists are across the hospital to keep you healthy and safe with the right medicines.
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What you need to know about sepsis and COVID-19
This World Sepsis Day, September 13, experts from the Clinical Excellence Commission are reminding health professionals to be alert for signs and symptoms of sepsis, including patients with COVID-19, and to be ready to ask ‘Could it be sepsis?’.
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208,000 high school students steer road safety program
More than 145 Australian high schools have recently participated online of Westmead Hospital’s largest road safety forum, bstreetsmart.
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