Ten more health courses will get paid prac placements from next year, but is $338.60 a week enough?
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Posted inFeature, Health, Local News
Mid North Coast doctors encouraged to apply for rural generalist training program
Doctors on the Mid North Coast are being encouraged to apply for the NSW Government’s Rural Generalist Single Employer Pathway.
Posted inFeature, Health, Murwillumbah
Healthy Towns program launches in Murwillumbah to help residents age well
Murwillumbah has been picked as a Healthy Towns pilot site, with a dedicated link worker and $977,000 in funding aimed at keeping older residents connected as they age. Here’s how it will work.
Posted inFeature, Health, Housing, Tweed Heads
Tweed Heads health services set to move into Tweed Mall
The old Tweed Hospital site is emptying out, and health services are moving into the mall. But the old site itself has a new future too: 800 homes, waterfront paths and more tree cover by 2029.
Posted inFeature, Health, Local News, Social issues and services, Women
Fear of child protection puts regional mums at risk
Pregnant women in regional NSW face a double risk: less access to health care, and a fear of child protection that stops many from seeking help at all, new research shows.
Posted inFeature, Local News, Mental Health
AIHW report reveals worsening youth mental health as experts call for new approaches
Australia’s youth mental health crisis is deepening, with new AIHW data showing rising illness rates and growing pressure on services.
Posted inFeature, Health, Lismore
Double delivery for Children’s Ward thanks to generous donation
Lismore Base Hospital’s Children’s Ward received two new phototherapy lights after a $10,000 donation from O’Brien Electrical and Plumbing.
Posted inFeature, Federal Politics, Health
Concern brewing as buried Hanson policy threatens affordable medicines
A local mum says she and her asthmatic daughter could die without PBS medicines. She’s not alone — public concern is growing over a little-noticed One Nation policy, and a petition is now calling on Hanson to back off.
Posted inFederal Politics, Health, Money, Petitions
Seniors urged to sign petition over private health insurance rebate cuts
Older Australians could be paying up to $1,600 more a year for private health cover under a federal government plan. A petition is now open online — and the deadline to sign it is 22 July.
Posted inFeature, Health, Wauchope
Nearly $1 million to tackle loneliness and chronic illness in Wauchope
A link worker, a community officer, and nearly a million dollars. Wauchope is getting serious about keeping its older residents connected and healthy.