This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, women aged 50-74 from Hunter New England Local Health District are being urged to book in a free mammogram, with almost than 40 (39.7) per cent of women in the region overdue for their two-yearly breast cancer screen. Olasunbo...
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Samuel Johnson’s Quest for Better Cancer Treatment
Gold Logie winner Samuel Johnson paid a visit to Inverell yesterday, raising awareness towards better cancer treatment in rural, regional and remote areas of Australia. Mr Johnson spoke about the need of Precision Medicine, a type of treatment that focuses on...
Logie Winner Takes Time to Talk Cancer Treatment in Inverell
The 2017 Gold Logie winner will be in Inverell this Sunday to speak about ways businesses and individuals can work together towards the fight against cancer. Samuel Johnson, known for his roles in Secret Life of Us and his portrayal of Molly Meldrum in the TV movie...
Three HNELHD Finalists Announced in NSW Health Awards 2024
Three Hunter New England Local Health District projects have been announced as finalists in the 2024 NSW Health Awards for their extraordinary efforts to improve the NSW public health system. Now in its 26th year, the awards acknowledge the personalised, sustainable,...
$2.1 Million to Help Boost Cancer Research in NSW
Coinciding with World Cancer Research Day today, the NSW Government is committing $2.1 million in research grant funding to support the work of the state’s cancer researchers, including world-renowned Professors Georgina Long AO and Paul Timpson. Co-Australian of the...
Nurses and Midwives to Strike Today
NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members will hold a 24-hour strike today (Tuesday 24th September) over the NSW government’s refusal to properly value the dedicated patient care that public sector nurses and midwives provide in increasingly challenging...
$20,000 Sign-On Bonus to Fill Midwifery Roles in Regional NSW
Midwives who choose to relocate and start work in rural, regional and remote NSW will be eligible for a $20,000 sign-on bonus, as part of an innovative trial starting later this month. The trial, which forms part of the NSW Government’s Rural Health Workforce...
GP Shortages Coincide with increasing Pressure on Emergency Departments
The latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) Health Quarterly results show the NSW health system remains resilient in the face of unprecedented pressure. There were 795,817 emergency department (ED) attendances in the April to June quarter, up 3.3 per cent from the...
Emergency Care Declining in Regional NSW
Emergency care is declining across regional NSW with new data revealing patients are waiting longer for urgent treatment. The latest Bureau of Health Information Healthcare Quarterly, released yesterday, shows more than 65,000 people didn’t start their treatment on...