Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) hospitals continued to reduce the overdue planned surgery wait list despite sustained high activity in emergency departments (EDs) throughout winter, according to the latest Bureau of Health Information Healthcare Quarterly report.

Northern NSW Local Health District’s Chief Executive, Tracey Maisey, said the results are a reflection of the continued hard work of staff across the District during the July to September quarter in 2023.  

Members of the Northern Rivers community today joined representatives from government, universities and not for profit organisations to discuss the resilience of the local food system at the Urban Agriculture and Sustainable Food Futures Roundtable.

The event on Tuesday 28 November was co-hosted by Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD), Sustain: The Australian Food Network and the University of Technology Sydney’s (UTS) Institute for Sustainable Futures.

OFFICIAL from:

Ryan Park, Minister for Health and Minister for Regional Health
Emily Suvaal, Member for the Legislative Council

The new $723.3 million Tweed Valley Hospital is set to open its doors to patients on Tuesday, 14 May 2024.

Minister for Regional Health Ryan Park said the new health facility will provide state-of-the-art healthcare services to people in the Tweed Valley region.

A new lounge and living area is creating a more comfortable and home-like environment for aged care residents at Kyogle Multi-Purpose Service (MPS).

The residents’ lounge was officially opened this week with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) Board Chair Peter Carter, NNSWLHD Chief Executive Tracey Maisey, local MPS supporter Tom FitzGerald OAM, residential aged care residents and community members.

Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) is calling for community members to join the Healthcare Helpers volunteer program, with a range of roles available in health facilities for 2024.

Parents and carers on the North Coast are invited to join a free one-hour webinar during November and December to learn about vapes, how to talk to young people about vaping and how to support young people to quit vaping.

The webinars are being delivered by Northern NSW Local Health District and Mid North Coast Local Health District to support parents in understanding the harms associated with vaping.

Education aimed at helping teenagers make safer choices is once again coming to high schools in the Northern Rivers this November.

The Reducing Risk and Improving Student Knowledge (RRISK) webinars with Year 11 students will be delivered from 9am-10.30am from Monday 13 to Wednesday 15 November to help students stay safe on the road and at parties.

The locally developed training has been delivered by Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) for over 20 years, with research now showing it has a long-term effect on reducing motor vehicle crashes and severity.

Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) is delighted to announce the winners of its 2023 Excellence in Allied Health Awards.

Northern NSW residents are reminded to avoid handling or touching injured or dead flying foxes and microbats to protect themselves against infection from viruses including Australian bat lyssavirus, which is very dangerous to humans.

Patients in Northern NSW receiving treatment for cancer have reported overwhelmingly positive experiences of care, according to the latest independent survey. 

Data from the Bureau of Health Information’s Outpatient Cancer Clinics Survey 2023, released today, shows 98 per cent of patients across Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) rated their overall care as ‘very good’ or ‘good’.