OFFICIAL FROM:

Ryan Park, Minister for Health, Minister for Regional Health

Patients at Tuckeroo Mental Health Unit at Byron Central Hospital will feel the warmth of community kindness this Christmas, thanks to a donation of 25 handmade quilts lovingly crafted by local volunteers.

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.    

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. 

OFFICIAL FROM:

Ryan Park, Minister for Health, Minister for Regional Health

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.

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.

Spring is a great time to enjoy the outdoors, and Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) is encouragin

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.