Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has doubled down on his support of healthcare workers as thousands of nurses walked off the job yesterday as part of planned industrial action in a pay dispute. Mr Moylan has called upon NSW Premier Chris Minns to step up...
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Uralla Medical Centre to Reopen
Uralla Medical Centre is set to reopen after recruiting a new G.P to the facility. Dr Anitha P R Jandrajupalli will start working in McMaugh Gardens from the Monday 25th of November in the medical centre from 2nd December. The medical centre had been forced to close...
Nurses & Midwives Strike Again for Better pay & Conditions
Public sector nurses and midwives across NSW have gone on strike for 24 hours today, after talks between the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) and the NSW government failed to reach an outcome on wages. NSWNMA General Secretary, Shaye Candish, said the...
Urgent Action Needed to Address Health Crisis
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has expressed his disappointment over the permanent closure of the Armidale Urgent Care clinic. NSW Health Minister Ryan Park announced the termination of the clinic due to staff shortages after just 5 months of operation,...
New Campaign Aims to Boost Cervical Screening Rates and Save Lives
A new campaign is urging people to do Cervical Screening Test, with more than 40 per cent of eligible people across NSW not up to date with their screening. Minister for Health, Ryan Park officially launched the campaign today, as part of the Minns Labor Government...
Hunter New England Local Health District’s Annual Public Meeting
Hunter New England Local Health District is inviting staff, partners, and community members to join their annual public meeting on Wednesday 20th of November at 11am. This virtual event will provide an overview of the district’s key activities, achievements, and...
Healthcare Staff Shortage
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has appealed to the NSW and Federal Governments to join forces to address the shortage of maternity services and General Practitioners in the region. The lack of midwives and obstetricians in the region is highly...
NSW Health Workers to Gain Pay Increase
The NSW Government has reached an agreement with the Health Services Union (HSU) to increase wages and deliver benefits from salary packaging for more than 50,000 health workers across the state. This follows after Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan...
Funding Boost for Early Childhood Health Checks
More children will get free health and development checks with the Minns Labor Government announcing this week a $7.2 million boost for 881 early childhood education and care services across NSW. More than 7,000 children have received a free health and development...