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'New way': Hunter's health innovation and jobs push

'There's nothing like this in the country.'

Newcastle Herald

Gender research at Sydney children’s hospital to be reviewed after ABC report, health minister says

Ryan Park says independent body will examine Westmead research which Four Corners reported was seized upon by critics of gender-affirming care

The Guardian - AU

Health workers' pay offer won't cost taxpayers extra

Aged care workers, hospital staff and allied health professionals in NSW are being offered an extra $67 a week after a public stoush with the state government.

AAP

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'Close to home': Carrots for junior doctors to work in Hunter

'It's really good if doctors originate from these areas.'

Newcastle Herald

600 tonnes of steel in John Hunter Hospital redevelopment

Work on the project uncovered "abandoned mining tunnels" about 90 metres below ground.

Newcastle Herald

'The best possible start': at-home care program for Hunter families

The expansion will include Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens and Newcastle.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter nursing jobs facing axe were a COVID-19 measure: Coalition

The nursing positions were part of the "health army" amid COVID-19.

Newcastle Herald

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Hunter hardest hit by 'despicable, shameful' cuts to stretched nurses

It comes at a time when hospitals 'cannot afford the loss of a single nurse or midwife'

Newcastle Herald

'Difficult and dark day': health minister's tribute to heroic workers after bus crash

Health Minister Ryan Park said he was 'very proud' of all health and emergency staff.

Newcastle Herald

'Much-loved' doctor's colleagues 'feeling very raw' after bus crash death

Junior medical officer Rebecca Mullen was one of the 10 people who died in the accident at a roundabout on Wine Country Drive.

Newcastle Herald

Hundreds of tributes at makeshift memorial as Roosters come together

Premier Chris Minns and Health Minister Ryan Park also laid flowers.

Newcastle Herald

Children orphaned and bright futures lost in wedding bus tragedy

A junior doctor and a husband and wife who leave behind orphaned children are among the victims of the Hunter Valley bus crash.

The New Daily

Flu cases jump in the Hunter, but COVID 'may be peaking'

COVID cases rise among those aged five to 16 this month.

Newcastle Herald

Family of elderly woman handcuffed by police at Sydney nursing home wants more accountability

The daughter of a woman with dementia who was handcuffed in a Sydney aged care home is demanding more accountability from police over instances of force being used against residents.

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Family loses mother on life support during NSW power outage, calls for urgent change

The son of Gloria Shea, who suffered from emphysema and was reliant on life support equipment when the power cut off to her Dubbo home, wants energy companies to improve their safety measures.

Newcastle Herald

'I get a huge kick out of making someone feel better': International Nurses Day

'We want to thank all our nurses and midwives for the care they provide.'

Newcastle Herald

Pharmacy prescriptions for women for UTI infections and the pill

Trial will improve access to medications and ease pressure on GPs.

Newcastle Herald

'I haven't got a life': long wait for surgery at John Hunter Hospital

'I can hardly walk again and I'm stuck at home.'

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NSW paramedic Steven Tougher farewelled at emotional service in Wollongong

Steven Tougher's pregnant wife is among those who pay tribute to the 29-year-old at an emotional service in Wollongong.

Newcastle Herald

Awards to change in plan to boost nurse numbers in emergency departments

How the Minns government plans to tackle public hospital staffing.

Newcastle Herald

COVID testing clinics to shut as NSW unveils new referral model

The shift is scheduled to kick in from May 13.

AAP

Telehealth will help keep kids out of ED in NSW

An innovative virtual care program that stops children unnecessarily languishing in busy emergency department waiting rooms will be rolled out across NSW.

Newcastle Herald

'Contagious and deadly': Flu returns as COVID lingers

COVID vaccines can be administered on the same day as an influenza vaccine.

AAP

Weekly surprise hospital visits for NSW health minister

An expert panel will report by July on ways to slash the NSW hospital waiting list as the new health minister promises surprise hospital visits every week.

AAP

Funding to blame for lack of kids' transplants: Labor

NSW Labor has blamed a lack of government funding as among reasons why Sydney children are travelling to Melbourne for heart transplants.

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