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‘Building an environment of cultural safety’: Western Sydney Local Health District holds Aboriginal Staff Conference

02 Mar, 2023, 10:22 am02 Mar, 2023, 10:57 am Natalie Noordhuis

Over 120 staff members and managers from Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) gathered at the ParkRoyal in Parramatta for

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News Our People Spotlight Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

‘Some patients’ families were in tears when they heard about this service’: Brand new at-home care for mobility disorders in western Sydney

28 Feb, 2023, 10:51 am02 Mar, 2023, 1:35 pm Natalie Noordhuis

WSLHD has created a new community-based Outreach Nurse Practitioner role to help meet the needs of people living with movement

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News Our patients Our People Spotlight Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

‘These angels saw me at my absolute worst yet always made me feel my best’

24 Feb, 2023, 12:53 pm24 Feb, 2023, 12:55 pm Natalie Noordhuis

Lisa Severin was 57 years old when a routine blood test detected Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. After several initial rounds of

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Join Western Sydney Local Health District’s Chief Digital Health Officer Christina Igasto at Australian Healthcare Week

21 Feb, 2023, 2:32 pm21 Feb, 2023, 3:00 pm Natalie Noordhuis

We are excited to announce that Western Sydney Local Health District’s Chief Digital Health Officer Christina Igasto will be part

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Aboriginal health Featured News Our employees Our People Spotlight 

‘As an Aboriginal man and a gay man myself, I’m proud of both of those things completely equally’: Celebrating WorldPride with western Sydney’s Darren Lee

17 Feb, 2023, 2:12 pm17 Feb, 2023, 2:13 pm Natalie Noordhuis

Just six weeks into his new role at Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD), Darren Lee already has a deep

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Health News Population Health Spotlight Top 4 Weather 

It’s hot! Stay safe during the heat in western Sydney with these tips

17 Feb, 2023, 2:03 pm17 Feb, 2023, 2:27 pm Natalie Noordhuis

Western Sydney is expected to experience a few sweltering days this February – and Saturday, 18 February is predicted to

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Community Health Featured News Our People Spotlight 

‘The scar that left its mark’: WSLHD’s Dipti Zachariah shares powerful poem about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

10 Feb, 2023, 10:50 am10 Feb, 2023, 10:51 am Natalie Noordhuis

WSLHD’s Multicultural Health Services Team Leader, Dipti Zachariah, has penned the below poem ‘The scar that left its mark‘ about

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Community Health News Research Research and Education Spotlight Top 4 

Unique approach from western Sydney researchers uncovers new COVID-19 truths to help the future of healthcare

13 Dec, 2022, 4:15 pm13 Dec, 2022, 4:17 pm Sarah Mason

Western Sydney Local Health District’s (WSLHD) Epidemiology and Health Analytics team in collaboration with Dr Nicky Gilroy, Dr Thomas Solano

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Community Health Featured Health News Spotlight 

World class virtual care in Western Sydney Local Health District offers help at home for patients, including, Gus Baecker…

13 Dec, 2022, 1:13 pm15 Dec, 2022, 1:29 pm Sarah Mason

Virtual Care in Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is a safe, easy and convenient way to get the medical

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Blacktown Mount Druitt Community Health Featured News Spotlight 

‘I will remember that moment forever’: Ward Angels transform new Blacktown Hospital paediatric unit into Winter Wonderland

08 Dec, 2022, 3:03 pm08 Dec, 2022, 3:12 pm Natalie Noordhuis

When walking through the heavy double doors into the paediatric unit at Blacktown Hospital, the first thing one’s eyes land

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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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