North Coast Population and Public Health is encouraging the community to stay on alert and get tested, with a sharp rise in syphilis cases reported across the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers regions.

After 23 years working for NSW Health in the Northern Rivers, eight of them as Chief Executive for the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD), Wayne Jones has announced he is leaving the role in late February.

Patients, carers and staff at Murwillumbah District Hospital are set to benefit from a suite of improvements to hospital facilities as part of an almost $2 million renovation.

The final stage of the Lismore Base Hospital redevelopment is now complete, with the NSW Liberals and Nationals Government delivering a world-class hospital and community health campus that will provide the highest standard of healthcare for patie

People aged 60 and over in the Northern Rivers will soon have more options to help them stay fit, with applications now open for the ‘Active Ageing’ grants program. 

Patients in Northern NSW continued to receive high quality care throughout the busy winter period, amid sustained high demand for emergency care. 

The BreastScreen NSW mobile van is in Byron Bay from 14 – 21 December at the Cavanbah Centre on Ewingsdale Road.

Northern NSW Local Health District is inviting members of the community to its Annual Public Meeting at 2.00pm onWednesday, 30 November at Lismore Base Hospital.

Northern NSW Local Health District is urging residents to continue to do the little things to keep the local community safe amid NSW’s fourth COVID wave.

Patients receiving care at hospitals in Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) in 2021 have given local health staff excellent ratings in the Bureau of Health Information’s latest Adult Admitted Patient Survey, released today.