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The international nursing and midwifery program, the Nightingale Challenge, has concluded after 18 months of inspiring and connecting nurses and midwives from across our District and around the world. Its purpose was to develop the next…
After 31 years as the state’s first area public health unit (PHU) director, Professor Mark Ferson has resigned his role leading SESLHD’s PHU, retaining a part-time role as a senior staff specialist.
With an extensive history in…
Recently hundreds of images captured in Sydney during the COVID-19 pandemic were projected onto Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital’s (SSEH) historic sandstone southern archway, at the 8 Macquarie Street entrance.
The digital…
Current and former staff and patients commemorated 50 years since the Department of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine officially opened its original Hyperbaric Unit at Prince Henry Hospital at an event last week.
Prince of…
Staff from across the Randwick Campus are supporting Randwick City Council in the ‘Plant With Us’ program throughout the year. The health benefits of trees and green space include protection against extreme heat, improved air quality, reduced UV…
The Royal Hospital for Women recently bid farewell to comrade and colleague Helen Jarman, Midwifery Clinical Co-Director of Maternity Services, who is retiring after a remarkable 33 years at the hospital.
Ms Jarman says she…
An impressive 11,624 children across SESLHD recently joined tens of thousands of primary school students across the state in the Big Vegie Crunch.
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A suite of celebrations for International Day of the Midwife (5 May) and International Nurses Day (12 May) were hosted across SESLHD over the past fortnight. The festivities were a fun affair, putting smiles on the faces of our nursing and…
Births are on the rise and antenatal appointments are on the increase, with an impending baby boom keeping SESLHD maternity staff on their toes recently.
Sutherland Hospital broke its record for the highest number of births in a…
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) sites have been celebrating Patient Experience Week (26-30 April), as part of a worldwide movement to celebrate and share the many thousands of fantastic patient experiences taking place in…