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Housing 'pods' to tackle regional health staff shortage

A $45 million investment in a series of pre-fabricated units to be installed on hospital grounds is being used to lure more health workers to regional NSW.

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'Door kicked in': Crack down on aggression in GP offices with new laws

'You've got to be tough about that. We have zero tolerance.'

Newcastle Herald

Police search for answers in Bondi killer's past

Queensland Police had multiple interactions with the man behind a mass stabbing at a Sydney shopping centre, but say they did not need to take action.

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“Motherly Love Is So Strong”: Aussie Mom Thrusts Baby To Strangers In Last Heroic Act

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Overdue surgery list slashed but COVID hangover lingers

A NSW overhaul of elective surgeries has cut the waiting list for overdue procedures but doctors fear the progress is unsustainable due to budget cuts.

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Vaccine mandates for NSW health workers reconsidered

NSW health workers might no longer need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as the minister responsible declares people need to "get back on with life".

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No pair? Unfair! Minister's fury over major health meet

The head of Australia's biggest health system might have to miss a crucial meeting after being "prevented" from attending by the opposite side of politics.

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Futuristic helmet helping paramedics treat patients within 'golden hour'

The helmet helped Jack Di Tommaso, 27, make a full recovery.

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Biomedical hub to produce keys in life-saving therapies

A Sydney biomedical manufacturing facility will produce key components in the research and trial of therapies for cancer and genetic diseases.

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Most regional areas hit with 30pct palliative care cut

Funding earmarked for NSW regional palliative care services has been 're-profiled' by up to 41 per cent as doctors warn waitlists for the dying are rising.

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Nurses welcome safe staffing move at public hospitals as 'momentous'

Nurses have been "fatigued and frustrated" for a long time.

Newcastle Herald

'Disgraceful': Aged care closure leaves family with nowhere to go

After 15 years at the Wallsend facility, family now left in lurch.

Newcastle Herald

NSW opposition calls for central register of sites under investigation amid asbestos crisis

Environment spokesperson Kellie Sloane says park users should not hear about potential contamination through the media

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Tougher penalties ahead after $1m illegal vaping blitz

A major vaping blitz uncovered more than 30,000 contraband items hidden in shops across Sydney as the NSW health minister calls for tougher penalties.

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'Timely': Hunter to get nurses from UK and Ireland in public health boost

Boost follows years of frustration in nursing ranks over staffing.

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Mayor issues flood warning – as it happened

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Fresh Sydney measles alert after second infant infected

People returning from Asia and the Middle East are being urged to look out for measles symptoms after a second infant arrived in Sydney with the disease.

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Vape inaction 'not an option' despite huge GP need

Australia is being urged to address the emerging health crisis of vaping amid a warning that 450,000 users will need regular GP visits for prescriptions.

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Jet ambulances take to the skies to help save lives

Two jets will speed patients from rural and regional NSW to hospitals from mid-next year, adding to the existing fleet of ambulance planes.

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Pay deal closer for paramedics after late night talks

Discussions ran late into the night between paramedic union representatives and the NSW government as the sides look to reach a long-awaited pay deal.

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Triple-zero 'risk' as paramedics reject huge pay offer

A pay offer that would have lifted NSW paramedic pay by an average of 19 per cent - putting them nearly on par with interstate colleagues - has been rejected.

Newcastle Herald

Medical students now in hospitals as nursing assistants to boost workforce

Hunter pilot program enables students to gain paid work experience.

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Australia on path to ending HIV transmission by 2030

Findings from Australia's HIV Taskforce report chart a path to ending transmission of the virus by the end of the decade as the world marks World AIDS Day.

Newcastle Herald

'Stabbed in the back': Paramedics defy Minns government over strike orders

Locked under a wage cap for years, paramedics want a pay boost.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter emergency sunburn cases highest in state and 'tip of the iceberg'

Alarming number of five to 24 age group treated for sunburn.

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