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30 May 2025
Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to reconciliation and strengthening our relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We’ve drafted a new Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and we’re inviting your feedback to help shape the final plan.
Ministerial media release
30 May 2025
Aboriginal people in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven will benefit from a new Mobile Outreach Mental Health and Wellbeing Van, which was officially launched today as part of National Reconciliation Week.
Ministerial media release
30 May 2025
Moama and surrounding communities will benefit from a new ambulance station which will boost frontline emergency and mobile medical care for the region.
Ministerial media release
29 May 2025
The delivery of a modern, low carbon, low waste, climate resilient health system is at the heart of a new Roadmap launched by NSW Health.
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28 May 2025
The finalists for the 2025 Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) Excellence Awards have been announced.
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The Cabinet Office | 16 May 2025
On 24 August 2023, the NSW Government announced the creation of a new Special Commission of Inquiry tasked with conducting a review of healthcare funding in NSW. The Inquiry was also tasked with identifying opportunities to deliver higher quality, more timely, and more accessible patient-centred care.
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Liquor & Gaming NSW | 13 March 2025
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Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District | 25 February 2025
A new international study by Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District researchers has unveiled a potential link between dietary habits and the prevalence of epilepsy, suggesting that diets rich in fats and low in carbohydrates may offer a protective effect against the neurological disorder.
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Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District | 24 February 2025
Women with common gynaecological conditions like endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, heavy periods or abnormal menstrual cycles may face an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, according to findings in a recent study by Nepean Hospital researchers and international collaborators.