Northern NSW Local Health District

Stroke patients in the Clarence Valley will now have 24-hour access to an innovative telehealth service as part of a $21.7 million initiative being rolled out across NSW. The NSW Telestroke Service offers people living in regional and rural areas increased access to life-saving stroke diagnosis and treatment by connecting local doctors to specialist stroke physicians via video consultation.

orthern NSW Local Health District is grateful for the large community turnout for COVID-19 testing over recent weeks. “With testing numbers now trending back towards the levels seen prior to the recent case of COVID-19, we are standing down several of the additional clinics,” Wayne Jones, Chief Executive Northern NSW Local Health District, said. From […]

Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) has thanked the community for coming forward in large numbers for COVID-19 testing, with more than 10,000 tests conducted in the region in the past week.

With Easter holidays now upon us, health authorities are encouraging people to celebrate safely as health restrictions come into force for certain local government areas in Northern NSW.

Additional testing clinics and expanded hours are providing extra opportunities for people in Northern NSW to come forward for COVID-19 testing following recent COVID-19 cases in Queensland.

Following cases of COVID-19 detected in the Brisbane community, hospitals in Northern NSW Local Health District are restricting entry for visitors who have been in the Greater Brisbane area since 11 March.

North Coast Public Health Unit is reminding the community to reduce the risks of injury, sickness or infection when dealing with floodwaters.

Healthcare workers rolled up their sleeves to receive the first jabs of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Lismore Base Hospital vaccination clinic.

Northern NSW Local Health District is helping change the lives of patients with kidney disease by giving them the option to do dialysis from the comfort of their own home.

NSW STUDENTS TAKE ON ‘BIG VEGIE CRUNCH’ RECORD