Patients who attended emergency departments (EDs) in Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) during the 2023-24 financial year have once again given health staff, including clinicians and support staff, positive ratings.    

The latest Bureau of Health Information’s Emergency Department Patient Survey provides a snapshot of the experiences of 2,347 patients who attended NNSWLHD’s EDs from July 2023 to June 2024. During this period, more than 227,000 people attended EDs across the District.

Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) continued to improve planned surgery performance during the July to September 2024 quarter, despite hospitals in the District experiencing some of the highest activity levels on record. 

The latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) Healthcare Quarterly report (July – September 2024) is the first report to capture a full quarter of data from the new Tweed Valley Hospital, which commenced operations on 14 May 2024.  

​A new permanent BreastScreen NSW screening van will rejoin the North Coast fleet ensuring women of the North and Mid North Coast communities have continued access to two mobile clinics.

Northern NSW Local Health District is inviting members of the community to its Annual Public Meeting to be held online at 2.00pm on Wednesday, 27 November 2024.

The meeting will include presentations from Chief Executive Tracey Maisey and Board Chair Peter Carter on the health district’s performance, achievements and strategic priorities, as well as an update on the Grafton Base Hospital redevelopment.  

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

Australian bat lyssavirus can only be passed to humans from an infected flying fox or bat. Infection in humans can occur when bat saliva comes into contact with human tissue via an open wound or the eyes or mouth.

The Cancer Institute NSW’s newly released melanoma hotspot map reveals Northern NSW Local Health District (LHD) has the state’s highest rate of melanoma, with 458 cases projected to be diagnosed in the LHD in 2024.

Spring is a great time to enjoy the outdoors, and Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) is encouraging the community to spring into action and take some steps to improve their health and wellbeing. 

The BreastScreen NSW mobile screening van will be open for screening at the Kyogle Memorial Hall in Stratheden Street, Kyogle from 4 to 14 November. Bookings are open now. 

BreastScreen NSW provides free breast screening to women to support the early detection of breast cancer.

People receiving cancer treatment across Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) have provided overwhelmingly positive feedback for the care they received in the latest Bureau of Health Information’s (BHI) Outpatient Cancer Clinics Survey.

Staff from Northern NSW Local Health District have been named as finalists for the 2024 NSW Health Awards for their extraordinary efforts to improve the NSW public health system.