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‘A pleasure and an honour’: Congratulations to Blacktown Hospital’s Penny Clark on her retirement

09 Jan, 2023, 2:24 pm11 Jan, 2023, 3:49 pm Natalie Noordhuis

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) has celebrated the career of Penny Clark, Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) and Co-Clinical Lead

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Winning year for Westmead Hospital’s Courtney James

13 Dec, 2022, 10:20 am13 Dec, 2022, 3:12 pm Sarah Mason

It’s been a stellar 2022 for Western Sydney Local Health District’s (WSLHD) Courtney James who is a registered midwife working

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HUMANS OF THE HOSPITAL: Brian Julien

16 Oct, 2022, 9:30 am10 Oct, 2022, 3:36 pm Alyssa Terese

“Working in quality improvement, a main focus of mine is to work with front line clinicians and their managers and

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HUMANS OF THE HOSPITAL: Antoinette Fahim

07 Aug, 2022, 3:24 pm17 Aug, 2022, 3:35 pm Alyssa Terese

“Nursing wasn’t my first career choice. I worked in hospitality for five years after I finished school – but a

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HUMANS OF THE HOSPITAL: Julie Seggie

03 Aug, 2022, 6:39 pm17 Aug, 2022, 3:44 pm Alyssa Terese

“We in the trauma service at Westmead Hospital have been in the business of treating trauma for over 40 years.

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Connected through breast milk: western Sydney mum shares her preterm birth story this World Breastfeeding Week

01 Aug, 2022, 6:36 pm03 Aug, 2022, 6:47 pm Alyssa Terese

After four years of trying to conceive naturally and one round of IVF, Billie-Lee and her partner Ryan finally received

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IVF embryologist helping western Sydneysiders fall pregnant with international approach

25 Jul, 2022, 7:19 pm26 Jul, 2022, 5:08 pm Sia Anthopoulos

It’s World Embryologist Day so who better to hear from than Associate Professor Cecilia Sjoblom, Scientific Director at the Westmead

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Blacktown Hospital maternity liaison officer wins 2022 NSW Humanitarian Award

23 Jun, 2022, 12:48 pm23 Jun, 2022, 2:50 pm Alyssa Terese

Known for her dedication and compassion in helping people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds, Nawal Nadar has provided support

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Homeless community members protected with free flu and COVID-19 vaccinations in western Sydney

21 Jun, 2022, 2:28 pm21 Jun, 2022, 2:52 pm Sia Anthopoulos health, western Sydney, WSLHD

Homeless community members and the marginalised population in the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) have been offered free flu

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Gallery: Highest honours for the nurses and midwives of western Sydney

13 May, 2022, 5:22 pm16 May, 2022, 5:22 pm Alyssa Terese

The annual Western Sydney Local Health District Nursing and Midwifery Awards was held this morning, 13 May, to acknowledge and

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    Measles alert for western Sydney

    29 Mar, 2023, 11:41 am29 Mar, 2023, 11:42 am Alyssa Terese
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    NSW further expands access to Japanese Encephalitis vaccine

    27 Jan, 2023, 10:18 am27 Jan, 2023, 10:18 am Jessica Chahine
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    Viral gastroenteritis on the rise in NSW

    18 Jan, 2023, 2:01 pm18 Jan, 2023, 2:01 pm Alyssa Terese
  • Thousands of western Sydney and NSW women to receive fertility treatment rebate

    Thousands of western Sydney and NSW women to receive fertility treatment rebate

    17 Jan, 2023, 3:11 pm17 Jan, 2023, 3:29 pm Alyssa Terese

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