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Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Jacqui Cross, visits Westmead Hospital to welcome record number of graduates

31 Mar, 2023, 10:40 am31 Mar, 2023, 2:18 pm Sarah Mason

Jacqui Cross, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, popped into Westmead Hospital to join the executive to deliver a warm welcome

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Surgery underway at a hospital. Image: iStock
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Ground-breaking new technique in breast reconstruction in Westmead Health Precinct at Westmead Hospital

31 Mar, 2023, 10:34 am31 Mar, 2023, 10:34 am Sarah Mason

Western Sydney Local Health District’s (WSLHD) specialist in plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, Doctor Bish Soliman, is using a new

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News Our People Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

‘A disease that impacts the individual, their families and carers’: Western Sydney Local Health District teams participate in Memory Walk for Dementia

31 Mar, 2023, 10:32 am31 Mar, 2023, 10:34 am Natalie Noordhuis

Members from the Rapid Access to Care and Evaluation (RACE) team at Westmead Hospital have participated in the Memory Walk

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Researchers bust socio-economic myth in patient care in Western Sydney Local Health District

31 Mar, 2023, 9:24 am31 Mar, 2023, 9:26 am Sarah Mason

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) researchers at Westmead Hospital in the Westmead Applied Research Centre have found time spent

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Humans of the Hospital: Emma Britton

02 Mar, 2023, 4:54 pm02 Mar, 2023, 5:58 pm Alyssa Terese

“I have three boys and I experienced perinatal depression and anxiety with my first two sons. After the birth of

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‘We couldn’t do it without community support’: Westmead Hospital NICU bringing babies back to good health with help of donations

02 Mar, 2023, 9:31 am02 Mar, 2023, 9:42 am Jessica Chahine

Some of the most precious patients at Westmead Hospital  are set to benefit from a generous donation by Busways, with the

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New mother and baby mental health unit completed at Westmead Hospital

02 Mar, 2023, 8:23 am02 Mar, 2023, 8:23 am Alyssa Terese

Pregnant women and new mothers experiencing mental illness will have access to specialist care alongside their babies at the state’s

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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 Redevelopment Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

Westmead Hospital in Westmead Health Precinct wins commercial building industry’s most prestigious accolade

27 Feb, 2023, 11:05 am27 Feb, 2023, 11:05 am Natalie Noordhuis

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) has claimed the top award at the Masters Building Association (MBA) Excellence in Construction

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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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