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Four Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) staff and consumers have been recognised on the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services

Nurses destined for the future

June 5, 2018June 5, 2018 Jenny Harrison WSLHD Blacktown hospital; Westmead hospitalTransition to Practice (TPP)

More than 500 nursing and midwifery students attended information sessions at Blacktown and Westmead hospitals recently with a view to starting their nursing and midwifery careers in Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) next year.

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Vital health checks for volunteers

May 28, 2018May 28, 2018 Jenny Harrison Blacktown and Mount Druitt hositals; Volunteer Week;

As part of Volunteer Week, Blacktown and Mount Druitt hospitals’ volunteers were encouraged to take time out to think about themselves and have their own health checks by a health professional.

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Students tread the path to better health

May 21, 2018 Jenny Harrison WSLHD; Ride2School Day; Active pathways; WSLHD Population Health; Christine Newman;

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) has supported Mount Druitt Public School students to launch two walking paths they helped create.

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Blacktown and Mount Druitt nurses and midwives honoured

May 17, 2018May 22, 2018 Jenny Harrison Blacktown Hospital; International Nurses and Midwives Day; Award ceremony

Blacktown and Mount Druitt hospitals have celebrated International Nurses and Midwives Day with trivia challenges, a Million Dollar Nurse Challenge, BBQs and pizza for the nightshift.

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Project RED explained

May 16, 2018May 17, 2018 Jenny Harrison #emergency #treatment #hospital #ambulance

Patients are spending an average of 80 minutes or less in Blacktown Hospital’s emergency department thanks to changes introduced by Project RED.

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A new era of care on the way for Blacktown

May 7, 2018May 8, 2018 Sia Anthopoulos

A major project to redesign how Blacktown Hospital delivers hospital care has been underway as part of the hospital’s expansion to create a major new health care facility for western Sydney.

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The future has arrived at Blacktown

May 7, 2018May 7, 2018 Jenny Harrison Blacktown Hospital; Expansion; Redevelopment; Models of care; director of nursing

Blacktown Hospital’s acute services building will open in 2019. It will include emergency, intensive care, women’s health, maternity, birthing and paediatric departments.