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Western Sydney’s first paediatric clinical nurse consultant retires after three decades of caring

08 Oct, 2021, 2:16 pm08 Oct, 2021, 3:11 pm Taylah Massingham

Western Sydney Local Health District’s (WSLHD) first paediatric clinical nurse consultant (CNC) based at Mount Druitt Hospital, Nicola McKay, is

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COVID-19 Update – Priority appointments for Parramatta LGA, 646 new cases,119 in western Sydney – Friday, 8 October 2021

08 Oct, 2021, 11:20 am12 Oct, 2021, 10:14 pm Taylah Massingham

NSW recorded 646 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. Of the 646 locally

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Malnutrition: the silent epidemic that is everyone’s business

07 Oct, 2021, 4:47 pm07 Oct, 2021, 4:49 pm Taylah Massingham

Known as the silent epidemic, malnutrition is estimated to effect between 35 and 43 per cent of patients in Australian

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Aboriginal health Featured News 

Take your career to the next level: Applications for 2022 Aboriginal Environmental Health Scholarships

07 Oct, 2021, 4:29 pm07 Oct, 2021, 4:34 pm Taylah Massingham

Environmental health conditions are a key contributor to infections, injuries and chronic disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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COVID-19 Update – NSW reaches 70% fully vaxxed, 587 new cases, 105 in western Sydney – Thursday, 7 October 2021

07 Oct, 2021, 11:14 am07 Oct, 2021, 11:14 am Taylah Massingham

NSW recorded 587 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. Of the 587 locally

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Online COVID Q&A session lets western Sydney students raise their voices, questions and concerns

06 Oct, 2021, 2:39 pm06 Oct, 2021, 2:39 pm Taylah Massingham

An online information session for western Sydney high school students to delve into questions about COVID-19 and vaccinations has been attended by

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COVID-19 Update – 67.7% of NSW fully vaxxed, 594 new cases, 95 in western Sydney – Wednesday, 6 October 2021

06 Oct, 2021, 11:10 am07 Oct, 2021, 11:14 am Taylah Massingham

NSW recorded 594 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. Of the 594 locally

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Featured News Our People 

Westmead Hospital infection control expert farewells western Sydney

05 Oct, 2021, 4:29 pm06 Oct, 2021, 2:39 pm Taylah Massingham

In her nine years as a clinical nurse consultant, Beth White never could have imagined working on the frontline of

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COVID-19 Update – 67.5% of NSW fully vaxxed, 608 new cases, 96 in western Sydney, 978 hospitalised – Tuesday, 5 October 2021

05 Oct, 2021, 11:18 am06 Oct, 2021, 11:05 am Taylah Massingham

NSW recorded 608 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. Of the 608

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Mental Health Our People Top 4 

“I am living proof”: Survivor shares how her mental health was rescued in western Sydney

01 Oct, 2021, 4:12 pm01 Oct, 2021, 4:15 pm Taylah Massingham

For as long as she can remember, Tracey Quinn has suffered from severe depression. Tracey is a survivor of childhood

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    Western Sydney community urged to stay alert for meningococcal symptoms

    05 Aug, 2022, 12:01 pm05 Aug, 2022, 12:01 pm Alyssa Terese
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    COVID-19 reinfection period reduced to four weeks

    12 Jul, 2022, 10:52 am12 Jul, 2022, 10:52 am Alyssa Terese
  • COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments available to additional western Sydney residents

    COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments available to additional western Sydney residents

    11 Jul, 2022, 9:00 am12 Jul, 2022, 12:30 pm Alyssa Terese
  • Eleven cases of Monkeypox confirmed in NSW

    Eleven cases of Monkeypox confirmed in NSW

    06 Jul, 2022, 4:12 pm06 Jul, 2022, 4:12 pm Alyssa Terese

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