Renowned artist provides source of strength to grieving families
Indigenous artist Lakkarai Pitt has brought her care, and craft to Westmead Hospital.
Stitching comfort into moments of mourning
Each week up to a dozen women give up their time and offer their skills, to help people they’ll never meet.
Inaugural NAIDOC trivia battle celebrates First Nations culture
NAIDOC week was celebrated on Dharug land by staff and consumers across the five hospitals at the Western Sydney Local Health District, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and the Westmead Health Precinct.
Pioneering mental health Aboriginal Liaison Officer retires after twenty years
When Avis Deguara started her job, there wasn’t a lot of training because no-one here had ever done it before.
School-based Aboriginal trainees kick start career in health at Western Sydney
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) recently welcomed a new cohort of School-Based Aboriginal Trainees (SBATs), providing a unique opportunity for these students to kick start their careers in health through an engaging and hands-on program in Allied Health.
New clinic puts culture at forefront of diabetes treatment
A new clinic in Western Sydney is bridging the gap and improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples with diabetes.
Culture informed patient care the focus of third annual Aboriginal staff conference
Collaboration, culture and community were the central messages reinforced at the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) third annual Aboriginal staff conference.
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