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.
Ryan Park
Posted inFeature, Health, 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.
Posted inHealth, NSW News, Workers and Unions
Wage increase delivered for midwives, nurses
Thousands of nurses and midwives have won a landmark pay rise for the first time in more than two decades after an industrial umpire ruled in their favour.
Posted inHealth, Local News, Women
NSW expands access to the pill, putting women’s healthcare closer to home
NSW women will soon be able to get the pill directly from pharmacists under a $4.5 million reform to improve access and cut delays.
Posted inAwards, Good News, Health, Lismore
Top state honour for Lismore health professional
Lismore podiatrist Helen McGregor has been named NSW Allied Health Professional of the Year.
Posted inGrafton, Health, NSW Politics, Tweed Heads
New paramedics boost emergency care in Grafton and Tweed
Sixteen new paramedics have been deployed to Gunnedah, boosting emergency care across the New England region.
Posted inHealth, NSW Politics
Birds, mould and fungus found throughout hospitals
After two patients died as a result of a fungal outbreak, a review of hospital maintenance has revealed disturbing infestations embedded in multiple facilities – including on the North Coast.
Posted inHealth, MidCoast
Have your say on the next stage of the Manning Hospital Redevelopment
The next stage of the Manning Hospital Redevelopment is moving ahead, with the community invited to have their say on plans now on public exhibition.
Posted inHealth, NSW Politics
More voices added to call for better rural health
Calls for urgent, practical reform of rural healthcare have intensified this past week, with the Country Mayor’s Association formally backing the Better Care, Closer to Home Alliance push for a new Rural Health Action Plan