THE new Integrated Mental Health Complex at Westmead is a step closer with the main works contractor appointed. The NSW Government is investing $540M into the new facility, which will be the largest mental health facility in NSW, delivering contemporary, best-practice care for the communities of Western Sydney. Richard Crookes Construction has been awarded the […]
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THE new 14-storey Paediatric Services Building (PSB) at the $619M Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW) Stage 2 Redevelopment has reached its full height of nearly 70 metres. As the centrepiece of the hospital’s redevelopment project, the new 14-storey Paediatric Services Building (PSB) will provide new and expanded critical and acute healthcare services. Minister for Health
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THE community is being urged to contact Healthdirect for advice if they are experiencing non-life-threatening medical issues such as influenza. COVID and RSV cases continue to rise placing significant pressure on NSW public hospital emergency departments (EDs) and NSW Ambulance. Minister for Health, Ryan Park, said people who are unsure of where to get the
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LINDA MUSIC A PIONEERING project is set to transform healthcare for older individuals in Sydney’s western suburbs using the power of artificial intelligence (AI). Recent data shows that many Australians aged 65 and older present to Emergency Departments (EDs), with up to 41% seeking immediate medical care. Of concern, close to half of these cases
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THIS year’s Wayahead Mental Health Matters Award has recognised three frontline Western Sydney-based organisations, receiving praise from no less than Masterchef champion and Mental Health Month ambassador Brent Draper at ceremonies in Sydney. The vital work of One Door Mental Health in Parramatta received the Workplace Wellbeing Award for Recovery 2gether (R2G) program that supports
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PARRAMATTA residents are among those risking damage to their eyesight with recent findings showing 40 percent don’t bother wearing UV-protected sunglasses. An estimated 79,000 residents in this city have not worn sunglasses despite UV levels in Parramatta are “extreme in summer.” Australia is one of the countries with highest rates of skin cancer cases. Local
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THE new, lower cost of PBS medicines comes into effect on New Year’s Day, meaning the most patients will pay for a PBS listed medication is $30, down from $42.50. This follows Parliament passing legislation late last year to lower the maximum co-payment cost of PBS medicines. The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s National President, Professor
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WESTMEAD Hospital junior doctor Rosemary Kirk has been awarded a coveted Rhodes Scholarship in Renal and Cardiac Genetic Medicine at Oxford University. Dr Kirk (pictured) is headed straight for the bright lights of the famous University city to continue her studies. The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest and one of the most prestigious international scholarship
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MARCUS WHEAN IF best, nothing changes, at worst, sometimes senseless tragedy is the consequence of not taking action. WHEN I work with clients as a psychologist they only know me as a psychologist. It is not just my perception of their thinking, but their actual perceptions of me, that I must have it ‘all together’,
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HEALTH | JADE HOBMAN MEDICAL researchers in Western Sydney are pioneering a new vaccine that would guard against all existing and future strains of the virus that causes COVID-19. The Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) is conducting tests they hope will lead to a world-first, essential booster that enhances immunity when it is partnered
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THE NSW Government has launched the next phase of its statewide COVID-19 advertising campaign aimed at encouraging people across NSW to get vaccinated. Minister for Digital and Customer Service Victor Dominello said the ‘Let’s Do This’ campaign is designed to encourage people to get their COVID-19 vaccinations so we can all get back to doing
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By ADAM SIMPSON AS you are all aware we are in the middle of another Covid-19 lockdown! We are all facing many challenges that we wouldn’t normally in our regular lives. Our routines are all over the place and for many motivation levels are at an all-time low. If you are reading this just know
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GIVEN the growing number of infectious cases in the community and unlinked cases of community transmission, COVID-19 restrictions will be tightened across Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour. From 5pm today (Friday, 9 July) the following additional restrictions will be in place: · Outdoor public gatherings limited to two people
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By ELIZABETH FRIAS KIIS FM’s top rating presenter Kyle Sandilands has got bags packed for a Hawaiian summer holiday so he got the first dose of Pfizer COVID-19 jab at Westmead Hospital. Straight from the Kyle & Jackie O radio show, shock jock Sandilands arrived on Tuesday at Westmead, rolled up the sleeve of his
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WHEN I was an ordinary staff member some years ago, I went to great lengths to carefully organize a good ‘sickie.’’ This took some careful planning, with preliminary coughing on Tuesday and Wednesday and growing increasingly “hot”. This was followed by the old: “I feel really crook and I’m worried I might give it to
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MORE operating theatres, patient rooms and world-class services, including two new Emergency Departments, are all part of Westmead Hospital’s new 14-storey clinical tower officially unveiled today. Staff and services began relocating to the new hospital building in February, with both the adult and children’s Emergency Departments now open to the public. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the
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A PROGRAM that helps new and expectant fathers through the physical, mental and emotional challenges of parenthood, launched last year, will continue throughout this year in Western Sydney. The ‘Focus on New Fathers’ program sends texts to dads, offering valuable health advice and links into pathways to ensure support options are available. Western Sydney Local
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LOCAL emergency medicine specialist, Dr Chris Cheeseman, will be one of the first doctors in Australia to fly to patients in need of emergency medical care in CareFlight’s new world-class helicopter. Launched at Sydney Opera House last week, the Airbus H145 is one of the most advanced aeromedical helicopters in the world and the first aeromedical aircraft of its
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