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Blacktown project delivers job skills for life

03 Dec, 2018, 2:59 pm03 Dec, 2018, 3:01 pm Lily Dolenec aboriginal, apprentice, AW Edwards, Blacktown Hospital, BMDH Project, construction jobs, Indigenous jobs, infrastructure skills legacy program, jobs, NSW Health Infrastructure, skills, training

A unique infrastructure skills legacy program is giving young people, women and Indigenous workers job skills for life.

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Maternity scrubs boost comfort levels for pregnant doctors

03 Dec, 2018, 11:07 am03 Dec, 2018, 4:16 pm Sia Anthopoulos

Westmead Hospital’s Dr Lucy Bates was one of the first in NSW to trial NSW Health and NSW Healthshare’s new maternity scrubs for pregnant surgeons and doctors.

Westmead Hospital scores slice of major $10 mil grant to fight melanoma

29 Nov, 2018, 11:48 am Sia Anthopoulos

Westmead Hospital’s dermatology department has been selected to receive a state-of-the-art imaging machine that can complete a 3D whole body scan in just seconds.

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Thumbs up for healthier Mount Druitt kiosk menu

28 Nov, 2018, 11:08 am28 Nov, 2018, 12:36 pm Jenny Harrison

The health star rating is a nutritional rating which identifies products with high nutrient quality.

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Secret lives of staff: brown belt nurse is a jiu jitsu master

26 Nov, 2018, 10:09 am28 Nov, 2018, 9:29 am Jenny Harrison

Behind this softly spoken, mild and caring nurse is a black belt jiu jitsu master.

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Vale Nghi Phung: Professor devoted to helping others will be sorely missed

25 Nov, 2018, 1:11 pm25 Nov, 2018, 1:58 pm Sia Anthopoulos

Professor Nghi Phung. Associate Professor Nghi Phung has sadly passed away after a long battle with lung cancer. The much-loved

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Professor’s first trip to Australia to share health literacy insights

23 Nov, 2018, 10:44 am23 Nov, 2018, 2:42 pm Siobhan Fogarty

Michael Paasche-Orlow is a professor of medicine at Boston University’s School of Medicine and soon he will be joining us to share his insights at the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) Health Literacy Conference.

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Secret lives of staff: the fencing doctor who can ballet dance

21 Nov, 2018, 2:30 pm23 Nov, 2018, 2:43 pm Siobhan Fogarty #secret #lives #staff #westmead #hospital #fencing #ballet #horses

For one kidney doctor at Westmead Hospital, life is literally a modern pentathlon, with some classical ballet thrown in for good measure.

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HIV testing key to early diagnosis

21 Nov, 2018, 9:00 am16 Nov, 2018, 11:02 am Siobhan Fogarty #HIV #testing #condom #sex #prevention

With almost half of all people diagnosed with HIV in the late stage of infection, NSW Health is marking HIV Awareness Week by urging those at risk to be regularly tested.