A young local woman is using her initiative to raise money for Breast Cancer groups following news her aunt’s breast cancer diagnosis. Paige Vickery will be challenging herself in attempting to run 58kms from Tingha to Bundarra on the 8th of December as well as...
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Calicivirus Outbreak Warning
Bingara residents are urged to use caution as an outbreak of Calicivirus is currently affecting the area. Gwydir Shire Council have advised residents that they have received several reports of wild rabbit fatalities in the township and that the casualties are not a...
New ADHD Clinic for Patients of Moree and Surrounds
Children between the ages of six and 12 in the New England region will soon have increased access to support for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), thanks to a new outreach service headed to Moree. A team of two paediatricians, a clinical nurse...
Nursing Boost for HNELHD
Communities across the Hunter and New England are experiencing a welcome boost of new nurses, with more than 140 registered nurses recruited from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The incoming nurses are qualified and experienced in emergency, surgical care, intensive...
Huge Spike in People Who Can’t Afford to Visit a GP in New England & Northwest Region
The percentage of people who can’t afford to visit a GP in the New England and North West region has increased 36% over the past four years, according to damning new research. The report titled Access Denied: Australians Locked Out of Quality Healthcare, was...
Childhood Chronic Pain Needs More Attention
Alarmingly, recently-released research shows on average, 20.8% of children are challenged by chronic pain at some point in their childhood – approximately five kids in each classroom. As students settle into their final term of the year, experts are calling for...
Health warning on Whooping Cough in the Region
Hunter New England Local Health District have noticed whooping cough cases are still circulating in the Health District. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, affects people of all ages, and can be especially serious for babies and young children who get really...
First Rural Aboriginal-Led Bladder Health Campaign Launched in Hunter New England Local Health District
The first rural Aboriginal-led campaign focusing on the often sensitive topic of bladder controlissues, such as incontinence, is urging Aboriginal communities to ‘have a yarn about our bladder’. Hunter New England Local Health District alongside Narrabri, Armidale and...
Cancer Care Receives High Praise from Patients in Hunter New England Local Health District
People receiving cancer treatment across Hunter New England Local Health District have provided overwhelmingly positive feedback for the care they received in the latest Bureau of Health Information’s (BHI) Outpatient Cancer Clinics Survey. More than 8,000 patients...