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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Northern Tablelands MP Brendan Moylan has stepped in to assist a Warialda family who endured a recent on-farm accident which seriously injured a family member. The Koina family were dealing with their son Braydon losing his left arm just above the elbow in an on-farm...
NSW Health has issued a public warning following a spike in gastro cases which are at their highest levels in years. Testing and hospital data is showing a significant rise in cases in the past few weeks, with 2700 people showing up in emergency departments across the...
A new treatment has been listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to help reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke for vulnerable Australians. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a major health concern across the nation, with over 1.2 million Aussies...
NSW sporting clubs and organisations have the opportunity to apply for their share of $500,000 in funding from the NSW Government for new life-saving defibrillators. The equipment is funded under the NSW Government’s Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program which...