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View four decades of fond memories from our staff

06 Nov, 2018, 4:14 pm10 Nov, 2018, 3:26 pm Jenny Harrison

A visual and oral history featuring recollections of some of our longest serving staff at Westmead Hospital is on display

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Drop into Plumpton and support our kids’ ward

17 Aug, 2018, 8:48 am Sia Anthopoulos

Gather your friends and family this Saturday 18 August and head over to Plumpton Marketplace to support Mount Druitt Hospital’s children’s ward.

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Get fit, have fun and give back

22 May, 2018, 12:00 pm23 May, 2018, 7:59 am Sia Anthopoulos cycling; fun; bike; walk; exercise; fundraising; westmead; newborn

Want to have a fun morning and help us raise funds for children with special needs and newborn care?

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Want a Quality Award? Here’s your chance

20 Mar, 2018, 2:59 pm20 Mar, 2018, 4:08 pm Linda Clavecillas clinical governance, qa 2018, qa workshop, quality, quality awards, rosehill gardens, subissions, WSLHD, WSLHD Quality Awards; nominations; submissions; categories

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is preparing for another successful Quality Awards season.

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World Glaucoma Week stresses early detection

15 Mar, 2018, 10:27 am19 Mar, 2018, 4:15 pm Linda Clavecillas andrew white, community eye, eye clinic, glaucoma, ophthalmology, westmead eye clinic

It is estimated that 300,000 Australians are living with glaucoma, but up to 50% don’t know they have the disease.

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Get creative for palliative care’s 20th birthday

13 Mar, 2018, 11:33 am14 Mar, 2018, 2:54 pm Linda Clavecillas birthday, celebrations, mosaic, mosaic art, Mount Druitt Hospital, mtdruitt, palliative care unit, volunteers

The Supportive and Palliative Care Unit at Mount Druitt Hospital will be turning 20 on 19th June.

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Powerful doctors encourage women to pursue their dreams

08 Mar, 2018, 10:13 am08 Mar, 2018, 12:28 pm Linda Clavecillas consultnat, emergency medicine, neurosurgeon, neurosurgery, physicians, registrars, trainees, westmead emergency, Westmead Hospital, womens day, WSLHD

To mark #IWD2018, The Pulse ventured into Westmead Hospital’s neurosurgery and emergency departments, where there are more and more women joining their fields.

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Ramping up the fight against ovarian cancer

15 Feb, 2018, 2:56 pm16 Feb, 2018, 3:18 pm Linda Clavecillas anna defazio, awareness, cancer services, ovarian cancer, paul harnett, research, westmead research

Almost 1,500 women in Australia are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year, with only 43 per cent likely to be alive five years after their diagnosis.

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

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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