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Westmead Health Precinct becomes home to Australian-first research of COVID-19 vaccines

05 Jun, 2021, 8:49 am09 Jun, 2021, 1:03 pm Tim Dunlop

A leading group of experts from Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) and wider NSW will pioneer Australian-first research at

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Recycling innovation at Westmead Hospital’s Emergency Department looks to a sustainable future

01 Jun, 2021, 4:25 pm05 Jun, 2021, 7:09 am Tim Dunlop

Ninety per cent of staff at Westmead Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) said they wanted to see improvements with their recycling

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University of Sydney launches education facilities in Westmead Health Precinct

28 May, 2021, 12:32 pm01 Jun, 2021, 2:20 pm Tim Dunlop

NSW Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Dr Geoff Lee recently joined the University of Sydney in celebrating the launch

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Health News Top 4 Westmead Health Precinct 

Patients helping stamp out smoking across the Westmead Health Precinct

24 May, 2021, 12:50 pm31 May, 2021, 2:15 pm Tim Dunlop

Have you ever wanted to ask someone to stop smoking because their second-hand smoke is harming you and others? Ten

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Westmead Health Precinct funded $3 million to step up fight against antibiotic resistant infections

17 May, 2021, 4:12 pm19 May, 2021, 4:59 pm Tim Dunlop

Three million dollars from the NSW Government, Federal Government and industry partners will now go towards establishing “Phage Australia” at

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Precinct Post puts Westmead’s health centrepiece opening in full focus

21 Apr, 2021, 1:40 pm25 Apr, 2021, 7:05 pm Tim Dunlop

The last few months have produced the culmination of one of the proudest milestones in Westmead Health Precinct history –

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How colour coding is helping save lives in Westmead Hospital’s new emergency department

12 Apr, 2021, 2:26 pm12 Apr, 2021, 2:26 pm Tim Dunlop

The new trolley system helps ensure staff can always find what they need in an emergency.

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Aboriginal health News Top 4 Westmead Health Precinct 

Local culture and history unveiled to western Sydney community

09 Apr, 2021, 1:06 pm21 Apr, 2021, 12:14 pm Taylah Massingham

Local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders have caught their first glimpse of Westmead Health Precinct’s new Cultural Gathering Place.

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First vascular patient gives Westmead’s new unit thumbs up

08 Apr, 2021, 8:37 pm08 Apr, 2021, 8:37 pm Tim Dunlop

As patient Kelly Kindrat is wheeled from Westmead Hospital to the new adjacent Central Acute Services Building (CASB), excitement and

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“An urban woodland”: Over 3000 trees to be planted at Westmead Hospital

07 Apr, 2021, 1:16 pm17 Nov, 2021, 1:47 pm Tim Dunlop

The grounds of Westmead Hospital are set to become an urban woodland thanks to a partnership between the NSW Government,

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    Stay safe this winter, get your flu shot now

    24 May, 2022, 11:37 am24 May, 2022, 11:45 am Alyssa Terese
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    New information on Monkeypox in Australia

    20 May, 2022, 11:52 am20 May, 2022, 11:52 am Sia Anthopoulos
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    Western Sydney seniors urged to prepare for flu season

    09 May, 2022, 7:38 am09 May, 2022, 7:45 am Alyssa Terese
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    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

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