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WSLHD nurse crowned City of Parramatta Citizen of the Year

26 Jan, 2021, 10:55 am26 Jan, 2021, 10:56 am Jenny Harrison

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) has taken out two major gongs at this year’s City of Parramatta Australia Day Awards ceremony at Rosehill Racecourse.

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Tribute for forensic psychiatrist Dr Rajesh Maheshwari

21 Jan, 2021, 11:39 am21 Jan, 2021, 11:39 am Jenny Harrison

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) staff have paid tribute to former Cumberland Hospital forensic psychiatry staff specialist Dr Rajesh Maheshwari who recently passed away.

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Critical time for arrival of junior doctors in Western Sydney

20 Jan, 2021, 3:05 pm20 Jan, 2021, 4:00 pm Jenny Harrison

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) has this week welcomed 151 junior medical officers (JMOs) who have started working at four of its hospitals across the region: Westmead, Blacktown, Mount Druitt and Auburn hospitals.

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Grateful Santa visits Westmead on Christmas morning

25 Dec, 2020, 2:19 pm25 Dec, 2020, 2:38 pm Polina Matveycheva

Meet Alastair Graham, Westmead Cancer Centre patient by day and Santa Claus by night.

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Secret lives of staff: How a love for dogs grew into running a volunteer organisation

23 Dec, 2020, 3:15 pm23 Dec, 2020, 3:30 pm Polina Matveycheva

Expectations versus reality: Having a greyhound as a family dog does not mean you’ll need to take them for 10 kilometer jogs every day.

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The welcoming face of Westmead Hospital for 30 years has seen it all

08 Dec, 2020, 1:19 pm08 Dec, 2020, 1:19 pm Jenny Harrison

Westmead Hospital receptionist and telephonist Carol Hollands has decided it was time to put the phone down and start her next journey – retirement.

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District welcomes new cadets amid precinct’s place of culture

18 Nov, 2020, 4:29 pm19 Nov, 2020, 4:10 pm Paul Roberts

Westmead Health Precinct’s Cultural Gathering Place provided a perfect backdrop as eight Aboriginal cadets were welcomed into the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) family.

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Radiographer farewells Westmead Hospital family after four decades

24 Aug, 2020, 12:15 pm24 Aug, 2020, 12:15 pm Jenny Harrison

Radiographer Lata Nandha this year celebrates 40 years working at Westmead Hospital.

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Healing hands stretch forty years of helping patients

19 Aug, 2020, 1:14 pm19 Aug, 2020, 1:20 pm Jenny Harrison

Westmead and Auburn hospital’s former physiotherapy director Maria Quinlivan has helped many patients’ in their recovery from illness or injury over a 40-year career span in health.

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Healing wounds excite specialist nurse

31 Jul, 2020, 3:58 pm04 Aug, 2020, 2:08 pm Jenny Harrison

Removing dead skin and seeing a stubborn wound heal would disgust most people – but not Amanda O’Regan.

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