Hunter New England LHD latest news

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3 November 2025

Tamworth Hospital’s expanded palliative unit to provide compassionate end of-life-care

Work to double the size of the Nioka Palliative Care Unit at Tamworth Hospital has taken a key step forward, following the appointment of the building contractor.

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31 October 2025

Community invited to Gunnedah Hospital Redevelopment open day

The community is being invited to take a first look inside the $53 million Gunnedah Hospital Redevelopment , with construction of the new acute services building on track for completion by the end of the year. 

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7 October 2025

Applications open for 5th round of Hunter New England Health’s Allied Health Rural Generalist Program

Graduate and early career allied health clinicians are invited to apply for the next round of the Allied Health Rural Generalist Program.

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10 September 2025

Hunter New England Local Health District Celebrates 2025 Excellence Awards

Hunter New England Local Health District’s dedicated staff and volunteers were recognised at the 2025 Excellence Awards in Tamworth overnight.

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10 September 2025

Strong planned surgery performance as hospital admissions surge across Hunter New England Local Health District

The latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) Healthcare Quarterly Report (April - June 2025) shows Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) delivered the highest number of planned surgeries in NSW while admitting the highest number of patients to its hospitals in the quarter since BHI began reporting in 2010.

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9 September 2025

Hunter New England residents urged to avoid handling bats to stay safe from lyssavirus

Residents of the Hunter and New England regions are urged not to touch or handle flying foxes or microbats, no matter how distressed or injured the animal may appear, to protect themselves from infection and viruses, including the deadly Australian bat lyssavirus.

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27 March 2025

BreastScreen NSW campaign targets underscreened women

BreastScreen NSW has relaunched a campaign encouraging women to have a life saving mammogram and join the more than 55,000 women who screened across Hunter New England Local Health District in 2024.

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25 March 2025

Measles alert for Newcastle and Lake Macquarie areas

Hunter New England Local Health District is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of three cases who were infectious while visiting several locations in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie areas.

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20 February 2025

Over 200 nursing and midwifery graduates kick start their career at Hunter New England Local Health District

Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is welcoming 237 new graduate nurses and midwives to its workforce, providing a boost to local health services across the District.

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2 January 2025

Dr Kirsten Molloy appointed Board Chair

Hunter New England Local Health District has appointed Dr. Kirsten Molloy as Board Chair, effective 1 January 2025, succeeding Associate Professor Martin Cohen.

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