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Celebrating International Nurses Day 2022 across Western Sydney Local Health District

13 May, 2022, 12:48 pm16 May, 2022, 11:42 am Alyssa Terese

International Nurses Day is celebrated on 12 May each year and is an important day to recognise the commitment, compassion,

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Events News Our employees Westmead Hospital 

Western Sydney staff celebrate Administrative Professionals’ Day 2022

10 May, 2022, 2:47 pm10 May, 2022, 7:37 pm Alyssa Terese

Administrative Professionals’ Day, held on the first Friday in May each year, celebrates the work performed by administrative staff across

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Events News Nursing & Midwifery Our employees Top 4 

International Day of the Midwife 2022: celebrating 100 years of progress

05 May, 2022, 12:46 pm05 May, 2022, 12:47 pm Alyssa Terese

Each year on the 5th of May we celebrate International Day of the Midwife across the Western Sydney Local Health

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Events Our People Top 4 

Puppies and activity packs: Patient Experience Week finds power in sharing stories

29 Apr, 2022, 2:25 pm02 May, 2022, 10:11 am Harrison Vesey

The annual event celebrates healthcare staff and their vital work every day in patient experience.

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Auburn Blacktown Mount Druitt Events Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

Lest We Forget: Staff, patients and visitors pay their respects for Anzac Day

26 Apr, 2022, 4:08 pm29 Apr, 2022, 2:59 pm Harrison Vesey

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

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Alerts Events Top 4 

NSW Police launch Operation Anzac Day 2022 ahead of commemorations

22 Apr, 2022, 3:57 pm22 Apr, 2022, 4:05 pm Alyssa Terese

The NSW Police Force has launched a high-visibility policing operation ahead of Anzac Day, one of the nation’s most important

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Events News Top 4 

Join us to commemorate Anzac Day 2022 at Western Sydney Local Health District

20 Apr, 2022, 12:17 pm26 Apr, 2022, 12:33 pm Harrison Vesey

Patients and visitors are invited to join staff in paying their respects.

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Events Featured News Nursing & Midwifery 

Congratulations to Western Sydney Local Health District’s two Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards finalists!

18 Apr, 2022, 8:41 am20 Apr, 2022, 9:22 am Alyssa Terese

The NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery awards acknowledge the passion, dedication and contributions that nurses and midwives have

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Community Health Events News 

Supporting our western Sydney young people this NSW Youth Week – It’s Up to You’th!

09 Apr, 2022, 10:39 am14 Apr, 2022, 11:13 am Alyssa Terese

In western Sydney, young people make up approximately 16% of our local health district’s population and make enormous contributions to

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Blacktown Mount Druitt Blacktown Redevelopment Events News 

New children’s ward officially opens at Blacktown Hospital

05 Apr, 2022, 5:01 pm06 Apr, 2022, 10:17 am Alyssa Terese

Western Sydney families can now access emergency and specialised children’s health services closer to home at Blacktown Hospital’s new paediatric

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    New information on Monkeypox in Australia

    20 May, 2022, 11:52 am20 May, 2022, 11:52 am Sia Anthopoulos
  • an elderly woman getting a vaccine

    Western Sydney seniors urged to prepare for flu season

    09 May, 2022, 7:38 am09 May, 2022, 7:45 am Alyssa Terese
  • photo of woman in gray shirt

    Adolescent vaccines available in pharmacies throughout western Sydney to support NSW Health School Vaccination Program

    07 May, 2022, 8:48 am07 May, 2022, 8:49 am Alyssa Terese
  • People urged to get vaccinated in western Sydney as flu cases rise

    People urged to get vaccinated in western Sydney as flu cases rise

    05 May, 2022, 12:03 pm05 May, 2022, 12:04 pm Alyssa Terese

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