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Quality in the spotlight at awards ceremony

Western Sydney Local Health District's 2026 Quality Awards celebrated the people and projects helping to shape better healthcare for patients, consumers and communities.

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World Radiotherapy Awareness Day

Revealing the magic of radiotherapy

The radiation therapy team at Westmead Hospital are pulling the curtain back and revealing the magic of radiotherapy careers for school students.

A group of healthcare staff stand around two mobile PPE storage stations in a hospital ward corridor.

Dry July fundraising brings $25,000

Patients and carers to benefit from community generosity after staff and locals raise more than $25,000 for Dry July in 2026. 

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Celebrating a career full of colour and care

Monica Kenny is the physiotherapy department’s Clinical Teacher of the Year and longest serving physio at Westmead Hospital.

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Amyloidosis clinic wins research grant

Westmead Hospital’s amyloidosis clinic is the recipient of the Westmead Charitable Trust Clinician Researcher Grant for 2026.
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Western Sydney student voices lead the way

Students from Western Sydney schools have taken out the top three prizes in the 2026 Multicultural Youth Voices Competition.
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Making a difference: mental health emergency care

For more than a decade, mental health Clinical Nurse Consultant Anita Das has been helping people through some of the most difficult moments of their lives.
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Celebrating twenty years of sustainability

What began as an initiative by an eager 8-year-old boy has become a two-decade long mission at Auburn Hospital, saving money and diverting tonnes of waste away from landfill. 
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Quality in the spotlight at awards ceremony

Western Sydney Local Health District's 2026 Quality Awards celebrated the people and projects helping to shape better healthcare for patients, consumers and communities.

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Health alerts

Death cap mushroom detections prompt health warning

NSW Health is warning people about the health risks of eating wild mushrooms.

Spike in opioid overdoses prompts warning on tainted cocaine

NSW Health is providing a broad health warning to the community about the danger of using drugs thought to be cocaine.

Measles alert for Western Sydney

NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of a confirmed case.

Most psoriasis patients unaware of heart disease risk

A recent Western Sydney study has revealed that fewer than one in 5 people living with psoriasis.

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