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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.