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$12.26 million boost for cancer research

15 Mar, 2018, 11:27 am Sarah Mason Brad Hazzard, cancer institute, cancer research, Health Minister, investment, nsw government, NSW Health, prostate cancer

Thousands of men with prostate cancer will benefit from significantly improved treatment as part of a $12.26 million NSW Government investment in cancer research.

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Free whooping cough vaccine savings bubs’ lives

15 Mar, 2018, 10:12 am15 Mar, 2018, 1:31 pm Sarah Mason Brad Hazzard, free vaccine, immunisation, NSW Health, pregnant women, vaccine, Vicky Sheppeard, whooping cough

The NSW Government-funded whooping cough vaccine for pregnant women has reduced the chance of infants with the illness being hospitalised by 94 per cent.

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Access to medicinal cannabis further simplified

08 Mar, 2018, 12:43 pm08 Mar, 2018, 1:04 pm Sarah Mason Brad Hazzard, clinical triakls, medical research, medicinal cannabis, minister hazzard, nsw government, NSW Health, sativex, tga register

The NSW Government has joined with the Commonwealth to improve access to medicinal cannabis by introducing a single application process.

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Paramedics get “ruggedized” smartphones

02 Feb, 2018, 12:09 pm02 Feb, 2018, 12:10 pm Sarah Mason Ambulance, Ambulance NSW, Brad Hazzard, minister, NSW Health, Paramedics, smartphone

Paramedics will get high-tech, “ruggedized” smartphones under a $314,000 trial to tackle mobile blackspots in rural and regional areas.

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The Blacktown Hospital car park will have a high-tech guidance system.
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High-tech car park reaches a major milestone

05 Oct, 2017, 11:17 am05 Oct, 2017, 4:07 pm Sarah Mason 0 Comments Blacktown Hospital, Blacktown redevelopment, Brad Hazzard

Blacktown Hospital has reached a major milestone in the construction of its car park – the first in NSW with high-tech parking guidance system.

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AlertsView All

  • Early season heat alert in western Sydney

    Early season heat alert in western Sydney

    15 Sep, 2023, 4:02 pm15 Sep, 2023, 4:02 pm Sarah Mason
  • Don’t let Legionnaires’ disease bloom this spring in western Sydney

    Don’t let Legionnaires’ disease bloom this spring in western Sydney

    14 Sep, 2023, 9:27 am14 Sep, 2023, 9:27 am Sarah Mason
  • Western Sydney urged to be on the look out for serious bacterial illness

    Western Sydney urged to be on the look out for serious bacterial illness

    13 Sep, 2023, 10:50 am13 Sep, 2023, 10:50 am Jessica Chahine
  • Western Sydney urged to be on alert amid rise in listeriosis

    Western Sydney urged to be on alert amid rise in listeriosis

    08 Sep, 2023, 1:01 pm08 Sep, 2023, 1:01 pm Jessica Chahine

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