A Mid North Coast placement student says a hospital stay with her baby brother set her on the path to occupational therapy, as applications open for the next Aboriginal Allied Health Cadetship intake.
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Posted inFeature, Mental Health, NSW News, Parenting and kids
New pilot to check in on dads’ mental health
New dads in NSW will be offered mental health checks under a new $1 million pilot, after research found one in five fathers face anxiety in the months after birth.
Posted inFeature, Health, Local News
Northern NSW hospitals improve emergency care times
Northern NSW hospitals have recorded faster emergency treatment and ambulance handovers despite an increase in patients requiring urgent care.
Posted inFeature, Health, Northern Rivers
Rural health partnership aims to strengthen local workforce
Northern Rivers communities could see more locally trained health workers under a renewed partnership strengthening the region’s health workforce.
Posted inFeature, Health, Local News
Pharmacy reforms to bring more health care closer to home
NSW communities will gain easier access to everyday health care as pharmacists expand treatment options for a range of conditions.
Posted inFeature, Federal Politics, Health, Taree
Red tape blocks surgeon working in Taree
He’s qualified, willing and wanted by two Taree hospitals, but a Canberra classification says the Manning doesn’t need this surgeon. Alison Penfold wants it fixed, now.
Posted inEducation, Health, Port Macquarie
Pharmacists take on bigger role as GP shortages bite
GP shortages are pushing pharmacists into new territory – but we’re running out of pharmacists too. A new course and scholarship from CSU is aimed to help address that.
Posted inFeature, Health, Lismore
St Vincent’s Lismore braces for over-65s rebate hit
St Vincent’s Lismore could lose up to 1,800 patients a year under a Federal rebate change for over-65s, with regional private hospitals warned they’ll carry the cost.
Posted inFeature, Grafton, Health
New short-stay unit opens at Grafton Base Hospital
A new six-bed Short Stay Unit has opened at Grafton Base Hospital, providing faster access to short-term care while the hospital’s $283.8 million redevelopment continues.
Posted inFeature, Health, MidCoast
Mid North Coast research shapes wellbeing clinic for older residents
Research on the NSW Mid North Coast has helped shape a new wellbeing clinic aimed at keeping older people connected, supported and independent.