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“Live your best life no matter what” is the message this Palliative Care Week in western Sydney

25 May, 2022, 3:38 pm25 May, 2022, 3:39 pm Alyssa Terese

This week across the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD), visitors, staff and volunteers are being asked to express what

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Featured News Westmead Hospital 

World class Westmead Dermatology department sheds new skin in relocation

25 May, 2022, 3:08 pm25 May, 2022, 3:08 pm Sia Anthopoulos

The Dermatology department at Westmead Hospital has officially moved to a new location within the hospital from upstairs to the

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Featured News Our patients Westmead Hospital 

Former Westmead Hospital patient hosts ball to raise funds for blood cancers

23 May, 2022, 2:42 pm24 May, 2022, 1:55 pm Alyssa Terese

Today, on 23 May 2022, Pauline Fallance is celebrating nine years in cancer remission. Pauline Fallance credits her survival from

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Getting to know three of Westmead Hospital’s long-standing volunteers

19 May, 2022, 4:12 pm19 May, 2022, 4:12 pm Sia Anthopoulos

Westmead Hospital has a volunteer workforce of 80 people who provide more than 20 services to the wards and departments.

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Special salute to the volunteers of Western Sydney Local Health District

19 May, 2022, 3:36 pm19 May, 2022, 3:39 pm Alyssa Terese

It’s National Volunteer Week and the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is celebrating more than 200 volunteers who work

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Events News Our employees Westmead Hospital 

Western Sydney staff celebrate Administrative Professionals’ Day 2022

10 May, 2022, 2:47 pm10 May, 2022, 7:37 pm Alyssa Terese

Administrative Professionals’ Day, held on the first Friday in May each year, celebrates the work performed by administrative staff across

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Auburn News Nursing & Midwifery Our employees Westmead Hospital 

Like mother, like daughter: when birthing babies is a family calling

07 May, 2022, 6:05 pm09 May, 2022, 8:09 am Alyssa Terese

Breanna Long is following in her mother’s footsteps; or rather, both her mother’s and great grandmother’s footsteps to become a

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Featured Our patients Spotlight Westmead Hospital Women’s and Newborn 

A beautiful rose at the end of the rainbow: a story of loss, hope and blessing this Mother’s Day

07 May, 2022, 1:41 pm07 May, 2022, 1:49 pm Alyssa Terese

Trigger warning: This article relates to infant loss. Fijian born Kellyville resident, Adi Korovou, always wanted to be a mum.

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Aboriginal health Blacktown Mount Druitt Mental Health News Research Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

$2.8 million to reduce emergency wait times in western Sydney hospitals

04 May, 2022, 3:07 pm07 May, 2022, 7:36 am Harrison Vesey

Westmead, Blacktown and Mount Druitt hospitals are the subject of a new $2.8 million research project that aims to improve

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Featured Our People Spotlight Westmead Hospital 

From Westmead Hospital to the world: Junior singing sensation releases professional debut

28 Apr, 2022, 2:18 pm28 Apr, 2022, 2:19 pm Harrison Vesey

Two years after winning our hearts, Matthew Dino is making more music.

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    Towards the elimination of hepatitis C as a public health concern

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