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Calendar Community Health Health Top 4 

Lidcombe welcomes BreastScreen NSW van

12 Mar, 2020, 3:21 pm12 Mar, 2020, 3:51 pm Jenny Harrison

Women living in Lidcombe are being invited to access free and potentially lifesaving breast screening.

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Special grand opening offer from Sydney Coliseum Theatre West HQ

09 Dec, 2019, 10:12 am09 Dec, 2019, 10:19 am Sia Anthopoulos

A special offer for Western Sydney Local Health District staff.

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Calendar Events Technology 

Free tech talk

07 Jun, 2019, 1:52 pm13 Jun, 2019, 1:10 pm Jenny Harrison

A free forum facilitated by chief medical officer A/Professor Naren Gunja will discuss the ways Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is embracing digital and technology advancements.

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Calendar Events News Top 4 

Keep calm and carry on with dementia

04 Jun, 2019, 4:42 pm13 Jun, 2019, 9:26 am Jenny Harrison

There are an estimated 12,346 people living with dementia in Western Sydney¹.

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Calendar Events Featured Women’s and Newborn 

Free info night: Graduate Diploma in Midwifery

13 May, 2019, 4:17 pm16 Apr, 2021, 3:55 pm Sia Anthopoulos

Are you a registered nurse who would like to begin a rewarding career as a registered midwife?

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Calendar Events Westmead Hospital 

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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Blacktown Mount Druitt Calendar Events Top 4 

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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Calendar Events Top 4 

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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Calendar Events News Top 4 

Want a 2018 Quality Award? Here’s your chance

20 Mar, 2018, 2:59 pm21 May, 2020, 4:07 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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Calendar Community Health Featured Westmead Hospital 

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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  • NSW residents urged to get free flu shot as another 211 people admitted to hospital

    NSW residents urged to get free flu shot as another 211 people admitted to hospital

    23 Jun, 2022, 9:10 am23 Jun, 2022, 9:10 am Alyssa Terese
  • Towards the elimination of hepatitis C as a public health concern

    Towards the elimination of hepatitis C as a public health concern

    22 Jun, 2022, 12:24 pm22 Jun, 2022, 12:25 pm Sia Anthopoulos
  • Record $33 billion for healthcare in New South Wales

    Record $33 billion for healthcare in New South Wales

    21 Jun, 2022, 12:39 pm21 Jun, 2022, 12:40 pm Sia Anthopoulos
  • Measles case identified in NSW/Victoria border region

    Measles case identified in NSW/Victoria border region

    19 Jun, 2022, 8:03 pm19 Jun, 2022, 8:03 pm Alyssa Terese

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