Over two consecutive weekends in March, more than 5,500 Tweed Hospital staff, their family and friends, local community members and health practitioners got a sneak peek inside the new Tweed Valley Hospital.

In the spirit of empowering women and to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, the LHD provided health information sessions for women across the Northern Rivers.

Ask Shirley Roach what the best thing about her 50-year nursing career is, and she’ll tell you it’s her colleagues, friends and supportive family.

Staff at Urbenville MPS are doing their bit to help start conversations around mental health and suicide prevention. Thanks to their flash TradeMutt ‘Where’s Wallaby’ scrubs, the team are boosting connection among their colleagues and patients.

Our new first year Junior Medical Officers (JMOs) have come from near and far, choosing the Northern Rivers to begin their medical careers (some grew up locally and are returning “home”).

This week we welcomed our first cohorts of new graduate nurses and midwives to our District for 2024. In total, we’ll be welcoming more than 190 new grads this year– our largest group ever!

Our seven new nurses have completed the 2023 Mental Health Transition to Practice Graduate program.