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Featured Health News Our People Research Research and Education Spotlight Westmead Hospital 

Unique collaboration at Westmead Hospital transferring human tissue from surgery to lab

18 Nov, 2022, 1:02 pm18 Nov, 2022, 1:02 pm Sarah Mason

A ground-breaking partnership has been formed between Westmead Hospital surgeons and the Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) team to

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Auburn Community Health Events Featured Health News Our People Spotlight 

Auburn Hospital celebrates stellar staff and amazing achievements at annual Quality Awards

15 Nov, 2022, 4:25 pm16 Nov, 2022, 11:30 am Sarah Mason

The winners of the Auburn Quality Awards (AQuA) in Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) have been decided! Congratulations to

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Blacktown Mount Druitt Events News Spotlight Top 4 

Lest we forget: Western Sydney Local Health District’s special Remembrance Day services

11 Nov, 2022, 1:40 pm11 Nov, 2022, 5:08 pm Sarah Mason

Auburn, Blacktown, Mount Druitt and Westmead Hospitals in Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) marked Remembrance Day in separate, very

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Building brighter beginnings for NSW children

31 Oct, 2022, 1:18 pm02 Nov, 2022, 4:11 pm Sarah Mason

Families in NSW are set to benefit from a series of new videos designed to support children and parents through

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Community Health Events Featured Health News Spotlight 

“It’s a pleasure to deliver lifesaving treatment to patients at home” – western Sydney’s ‘Hospital In The Home’ celebrates 25 Year anniversary

28 Oct, 2022, 4:26 pm28 Oct, 2022, 4:30 pm Sarah Mason

Two and a half decades of Hospital In The Home (HITH) assisting some of western Sydney’s most vulnerable community members

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Community Health Health News Spotlight Top 4 

More than 2.65 million Australians are unpaid carers – National Carers Week is a time to thank those changing lives in western Sydney

20 Oct, 2022, 1:20 pm20 Oct, 2022, 1:36 pm Sarah Mason

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is shining a light on healthcare heroes in the community for National Carers Week.

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Aboriginal health Community Health Events Featured Health News Spotlight 

‘Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!’: Western Sydney Local Health District celebrates NAIDOC across three huge vibrant events

19 Oct, 2022, 12:43 pm20 Oct, 2022, 1:44 pm Sarah Mason

Western Sydney Local Health District’s (WSLHD) Centre for Population Health (CPH) celebrated NAIDOC with the community at three recent events

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Featured News Spotlight Westmead Hospital 

Western Sydney’s Professor Jeremy Chapman is bestowed with the honour of the Medawar Prize on-stage in Buenos Aires

04 Oct, 2022, 9:24 am04 Oct, 2022, 9:48 am Sarah Mason

Western Sydney Local Health District’s (WSLHD) Professor Jeremy Chapman has accepted the prestigious 2022 Medawar Prize on-stage in Buenos Aires.

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Featured News Our employees Our People Spotlight Westmead Hospital 

Cardiac rehabilitation expert Robert Zecchin celebrates 40 years working at Westmead Hospital

29 Sep, 2022, 10:52 am30 Sep, 2022, 8:23 am Sarah Mason

Two days after turning 18, Robert Zecchin commenced nursing training at Westmead Hospital in Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD)

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Community Health Featured Health Mental Health News Spotlight Technology Top 4 Uncategorized 

New safety system keeping staff and patients safe at Cumberland Hospital with state-of-the-art duress tags introduced

23 Sep, 2022, 11:22 am23 Sep, 2022, 11:22 am Sarah Mason

As part of continuing efforts to ensure world-class protection and care for staff and patients, state-of-the-art duress tags have been

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    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
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    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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