Parents and carers in the South Western Sydney Local Health District are encouraged to download the improved, free Save the Date to Vaccinate app to ensure their children receive vaccinations on time. With better functionality and new features, the app is a part of NSW Health’s annual campaign to remind parents and carers to get… Read more »
A local health district program that makes life less stressful for patients with tricky veins has been so effective hospitals in the US, UK and Canada have adopted it. South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) chief executive Amanda Larkin said the extended dwell peripheral catheter program was a great example of staff responding to… Read more »
South Western Sydney Local Health District’s first prostate cancer specialist nurse Diana Ngo encourages conversation about issues men may feel uncomfortable discussing. Things like incontinence, urination and erectile dysfunction. As part of her specialist role, Ms Ngo applies a practical and down-to-earth attitude in helping men through their diagnosis, treatment and post-treatment of prostate cancer… Read more »
A multidisciplinary clinic at Liverpool Hospital is ensuring patients at high risk of losing a lower limb to diabetes or other health problems can keep on top of their symptoms. The hospital’s High Risk Foot Service is staffed by specialist clinicians from multiple areas of medicine, nursing and allied health. Together they help patients reduce… Read more »
Cancer patients from the Macarthur region have a new weapon in their arsenal to fight cancer – the benefits of exercise. Patients are experiencing better health and wellbeing and improving their chances of survival thanks to two exercise programs offered through the Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centre at Campbelltown Hospital. The ENRICHing Survivorship and the Active… Read more »
Telehealth virtual home visits are about to become reality. This innovative service – which will be provided by registered charity Karitane – will allow child and family health nurses to provide consultations via a live web link to families across NSW without the need to leave their homes. These consultations are designed to support the… Read more »
One of the stumbling blocks to quitting smoking is the high cost of nicotine replacement drugs. A local university research team has now set out to find cheaper alternatives. And because smoking rates in Macarthur and Liverpool are much higher than the national average it has focused on smokers of South West Sydney. Australia’s Health… Read more »
An online My Health Record will be created for every Australian, unless they choose not to have one. The opt out period will run from July 16 to October 15 and digital records will then be created for interested Australians by the end of the year. So what is My Health record? What matters most… Read more »
The next generation of research stars will take part in a Battle of the Mentors event as part of the 13th annual Health Beyond Research and Innovation Showcase this week. South Western Sydney Local Health District and the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research are presenting the showcase on June 6 and 7 featuring south… Read more »
Make World No Tobacco Day, May 31, the day you finally give cigarettes the flick. Health experts from South Western Sydney Local Health District say tobacco smoking is a leading cause of preventable disease and death in Australia, including coronary heart disease, stroke and many cancers. Mandy Williams, the District’s director of health promotion, said… Read more »
Personal trainer Jeff de Pasquale says he’s determined to put the fun back into fitness. The man behind the latest entrant to the fitness world – A Gym 2U – says he likes to make every session “a little different, keep it fresh, keep it new and keep it fun’’. “A lot of people think… Read more »
Two Western Sydney University medical students will help shape Campbelltown Hospital’s future after winning health business leadership scholarships. As the scholarship recipients, second year students Courtney Smith and Kaitlyn Hockey will contribute to the planning of the hospital’s $632 million stage two redevelopment. Under the terms of the scholarship, they will attend regular planning meetings… Read more »
