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Young people and sexual health is the focus of Youth week in 2017. Picture: iStock
Calendar Events Health 

Sexual health in the spotlight at Youth Week 2017

30 Mar, 2017, 1:44 pm07 Apr, 2017, 3:47 pm Western Sydney LHD 0 Comments western Sydney, WSLHD, Youth Week

Youth Week 2017 will run from March 31 to April 9, and the sexual health is in the spotlight. Western

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Melissa Barkho, nursing, midwifery
Health Westmead Hospital Westmead Women's and Newborn 

‘Every day is a fast-paced day – but very rewarding.’

29 Mar, 2017, 12:32 pm05 Apr, 2017, 3:40 pm Western Sydney LHD 0 Comments Nursing and Midwifery, Westmead Hospital, WSLHD

Meet Melissa Barkho – one of Westmead Hospital’s future leaders in nursing and midwifery. Melissa is part of the hospital’s

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old hand young hand, visiting hours, aged care, hospital
Blacktown Mount Druitt Our patients 

Survey: visiting hours at Blacktown and Mount Druitt hospitals

28 Mar, 2017, 3:03 pm12 Apr, 2017, 11:42 am Western Sydney LHD Blacktown, Mount Druitt, survey, WSLHD

Do you work at Blacktown or Mount Druitt hospitals? Have you visited Blacktown or Mount Druitt hospital in the past

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Auburn Health People 

Multicultural women targeted in new BreastScreen campaign

28 Mar, 2017, 2:43 pm31 Mar, 2017, 1:31 pm Western Sydney LHD Auburn Diversity Services, Auburn Hospital, BreastScreen, BreastScreen NSW, CALD, Professor Nirmala Pathmanathan, Westmead BCI, WSLHD

A new BreastScreen campaign, recently launched at Auburn Train Station, aims to encourage culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women to

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measles alert, vaccination
Alerts Health 

Three new measles cases confirmed in western Sydney

24 Mar, 2017, 2:26 pm07 Apr, 2017, 9:33 am Western Sydney LHD Communicable Diseases, Dr Shopna Bag, NSW Health

NSW Health is urging people to watch for measles symptoms after two children and a young adult with the disease

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BMDH project team member Matthew Tadorian
Blacktown Mount Druitt Events People 

Matt’s beard to go in World’s Greatest Shave

24 Mar, 2017, 2:15 pm05 Apr, 2017, 3:48 pm Western Sydney LHD Blacktown, BMDH, Worlds Greatest Shave

BMDH project team member Matthew Tadorian is preparing to shave his beard (and maybe even his head!) for the Leukaemia

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
Health 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women targeted in new BreastScreen campaign

23 Mar, 2017, 12:16 pm29 Mar, 2017, 1:52 pm Western Sydney LHD BreastScreen campaign, BreastScreen NSW, Westmead Breast Cancer Institute, WSLHD

A new BreastScreen campaign, launched at Mount Druitt and Blacktown train stations this week, aims to encourage Aboriginal and Torres

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RACE project
Health News Westmead Hospital 

RACE project: helping older patients get home sooner

23 Mar, 2017, 11:53 am29 Mar, 2017, 11:55 am Western Sydney LHD Dr Ray Cabela, RACE, Rapid Access to Care and Evaluation, Westmead Hospital, WSLHD

A new Westmead Hospital program has helped more than 100 elderly patients avoid a hospital stay and get better in

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Health News Our employees People Westmead Hospital Westmead Women's and Newborn 

The rise of the man midwife

23 Mar, 2017, 11:45 am29 Mar, 2017, 11:47 am Western Sydney LHD Westmead Hospital, Womens and Newborn, WSLHD

Meet the men who have produced hundreds of babies with their own hands. But don’t worry, they’re professionals. Linc Marlow

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Westmead Women's & Newborn Health Conference
Westmead Hospital 

You’re invited I Westmead Women’s & Newborn Health Conference

23 Mar, 2017, 11:37 am29 Mar, 2017, 11:39 am Western Sydney LHD midwives, Westmead, Women’s and Newborn Health, WSLHD

You’re invited to the inaugural Westmead Women’s and Newborn Health Conference on 5-6 May 2017!   The two day conference

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