The Glen Innes community is being invited to provide feedback on the latest plans for the Glen Innes Hospital Redevelopment, as part of the NSW Government's $50 million investment to improve health outcomes for the area. Two information sessions will be held next week...
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NSW Rural Generalist Single Employer Pathway
The NSW Government says it’s continuing to build its regional medical workforce with applications now open for the next round of the NSW Rural Generalist Single Employer Pathway. The Pathway trains and employs doctors where they are needed most and helps them...
Warialda Community Health Outreach Clinics
Warialda Community Health will be offering Outreach Clinics in the local area throughout the months of August and September. The nurses will be on hand to provide services such as Weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, blood sugar and oxygen level checks, Health...
Latest Respiratory Surveillance
The latest NSW respiratory surveillance reports shows COVID-19 activity has continued to decline for the week ending July 6th however influenza activity remains at a high level with some indication of a plateau in emergency data and notifications. NSW Health says...
OOR: New Purchase for Inverell Hospital
Operation Operating Room have made a further purchase of an ultrasound probe high level disinfectant system for the Inverell hospital. After attaining a portable ultrasound earlier in the year, the organisation has raised the funds for the probe which sterilises...
Three New Doctors Recruited To Inverell
A collaborative effort between the Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECC PHN), Inverell Shire Council and local medical practices has resulted in the successful recruitment of three additional General Practitioners to the region in the...
Influenza On The Rise in NSW
Influenza activity is at a high level and continues to increase in NSW, with the number of presentations to emergency departments increasing and the number of influenza notifications also increasing following the release of the latest NSW Respiratory Surveillance...
Council Advocates For Better Quality Of Health Services For Inverell Shire
Inverell Shire Council Mayor, Cr Paul Harmon & Inverell Shire Council General Manager, Mr Brett McInnes attended the NSW Health Ministry in Sydney on Monday and made representations to Mr Luke Sloan, Deputy Secretary for Regional Health. Constructive discussions...
Body Worn Camera Trial in Selected NSW Public Hospitals
The Minns Labor Government will undertake a 12-month trial of body worn cameras for security staff in selected public hospitals to improve safety for staff, patients and visitors. The trial, which comes after a number of aggressive assaults on public hospital staff,...