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‘Antibiotic resistance is everyone’s business’: How WSLHD celebrated Antimicrobial Awareness Week

24 Nov, 2022, 3:36 pm25 Nov, 2022, 5:05 pm Natalie Noordhuis

With wands at the ready, our Antimicrobial Stewardship leaders across Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) have armed our staff

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Community Health Health News Population Health Top 4 

‘Let them shine’: Western Sydney Local Health District launches Disability Inclusion Action Plan

22 Nov, 2022, 10:47 am22 Nov, 2022, 11:00 am Natalie Noordhuis

Marlene Miller is a proud western Sydney mum of two children with severe autism. After dealing with the barriers of

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Events News Our People Top 4 

Lights! Camera! Action! See inside Western Sydney Local Health District’s Quality Awards celebration

11 Nov, 2022, 2:13 pm21 Nov, 2022, 11:10 am Natalie Noordhuis

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD)’s night of nights was an explosion of glitz and glam as the District celebrated

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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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‘We don’t just treat them; we know their stories’: Celebrating western Sydney’s radiographers and radiation therapists on World Radiography Day

07 Nov, 2022, 2:28 pm07 Nov, 2022, 2:59 pm Natalie Noordhuis

From cancer treatments to imaging detection for conditions and diseases, radiation therapists and radiographers at Western Sydney Local Health District

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Community Health News Our employees Our People Research and Education Top 4 

Actions speak louder than words : Western Sydney Local Health District’s Professor Smita Shah receives esteemed OAM

01 Nov, 2022, 3:34 pm02 Nov, 2022, 1:14 pm Natalie Noordhuis

Clinical Professor Smita Shah OAM is known at Westmead Hospital for her work in education and prevention, and her innovative

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Blacktown Mount Druitt Community Health Mental Health News Top 4 

Vibrant festivals across western Sydney celebrate ‘harmonious’ approach to mental health

28 Oct, 2022, 4:15 pm28 Oct, 2022, 4:22 pm Natalie Noordhuis

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) has celebrated Mental Health Month this October with several lively events across the region.

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News Our employees Our People Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

Over 20 years of service and friendship: Paying tribute to the heroes of Westmead Hospital

27 Oct, 2022, 1:14 pm27 Oct, 2022, 1:14 pm Natalie Noordhuis

Western Sydney Local Health District’s (WSLHD) Verka Stojanovska and Gildalena Esmundo met in the corridors of Westmead Hospital in October

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NSW Health makes access to Monkeypox vaccine easier for western Sydney residents

20 Oct, 2022, 1:55 pm20 Oct, 2022, 1:55 pm Alyssa Terese

People at risk of monkeypox infection will have easier access to the vaccine with 20 temporary vaccination clinics now open

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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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  • NSW further expands access to Japanese Encephalitis vaccine

    NSW further expands access to Japanese Encephalitis vaccine

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

    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
  • Western Sydney urged to be aware of rare serious bacterial illnesses requiring urgent care

    Western Sydney urged to be aware of rare serious bacterial illnesses requiring urgent care

    09 Jan, 2023, 1:36 pm09 Jan, 2023, 1:37 pm Natalie Noordhuis

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