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.
Ryan Park
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 inAwards, Coffs Harbour, Feature
Coffs Harbour man honoured for courageous creek rescue
Coffs Harbour man Brett Neal has been honoured for courage after helping rescue a woman trapped in an overturned vehicle.
Posted inHealth, Local News
Command centre established to coordinate winter hospital demand
NSW has established a permanent command centre to coordinate hospital demand this winter as influenza cases and emergency department presentations continue rising.
Posted inCommunity development, Health, Taree
Construction begins on Manning Hospital’s new wing
After years of community advocacy, construction has begun on Manning Hospital’s new clinical building, complete with a coronary care unit and its own mortuary.
Posted inHealth, 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 inHealth, 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 inHealth, Local News, NSW Politics
North Coast hospitals to benefit from $400m maintenance blitz
The Minns Government has announced a $400 million hospital maintenance blitz, and the North Coast hospitals are in line to benefit – but Manning wasn’t on the list.
Posted inHealth, Taree
Midwifery continuity of care launches at Manning Hospital
Women in the Taree region can now access continuity of care from a known midwife through a new Midwifery Group Practice at Manning Hospital.
Posted inHealth, NSW News
Furious over healthcare? NSW wants regional voices at the table
Furious about the state of healthcare in regional NSW? The government is now looking for locals to join an advisory panel and take regional concerns directly to the top.