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Whooping cough infections continue to rise across NSW, with NSW Health encouraging parents to take steps to protect their newborn baby. Whooping cough is a bacterial infection that spreads from one person to another and causes severe episodes of coughing. The symptoms...
NSW nurses and midwives have agreed to a four-week pause in industrial action, and a 3% interim pay rise backdated to July 1, while negotiations with the government over pay and conditions are ongoing. Health Minister Ryan Park confirmed that both the government and...
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...
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...
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 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,...
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...
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...
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...