Students help cure boredom for our sick kids
Being sick is never fun, but our youngest patients at Mount Druitt Hospital will be able to pass the time with 40 activity packs donated by JobQuest Penrith.
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Blacktown Mount Druitt
Secret Lives of Staff: Mount Druitt’s heroic security officer and fire fighter
Meet Jason Noonan: a hospital security officer who doubles up as an adrenalin chasing volunteer fire fighter.
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Testament to extensive nursing career
After spending more than 45 years caring for patients, carers and fellow staff, former Mount Druitt Hospital operations nurse manager Julie Yorke has called it a day.
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Blacktown doctor scores top prize for emergency medicine exams
An advanced trainee from Blacktown and Mount Druitt hospitals has emerged top of the class after sitting a gruelling exam schedule for new doctors.
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Volunteering in the 70s: hair washing, baby feeding and supervising exams
It was in 1969 that a Blacktown mum, Gwen Tomlin, started volunteering in Parramatta Hospital.
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‘It’s hard to talk about weight but we’re here to help’
Only about half of people ever discuss weight with their GP, which is a serious problem in western Sydney.
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Now is the right time for that difficult conversation
Don’t delay planning for the inevitable – now is the right time to have a difficult conversation about death and dying.
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Four decades of giving from remarkable vollie duo
Dharruk resident Jan Graham started giving back to health in the Mount Druitt area in 1973.
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Mental health prevails for new recruits
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) has welcomed ten new graduate mental health nurses who have been working hard within our mental health services across the District.
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Celebrating Western Sydney’s midwives
Western Sydney Local Health District is encouraging the community to recognise and celebrate the importance of the midwifery profession as part of International Midwives Day today, 5 May.
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