This DonateLife Week (26 July - 2 August), people in Northern NSW are being urged to register as organ and tissue donors and talk to their loved ones about their decision to become a donor.

Byron Central Hospital fever clinic has confirmed two new positive COVID-19 cases following testing of a couple aged in their 60s who presented yesterday.

Patients in two small rural health facilities in Northern NSW Local Health District have given staff a huge tick of approval, with 84 percent rating the care and treatment they received as ‘very good’ – the highest result in NSW.

One case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the last 24 hours in the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD).  This brings the total cases to 56, as at 8pm Wednesday, 15 July.

Northern NSW Local Health District is urging anyone who attended the Crossroads Hotel in Casula last week to come forward for testing at a COVID-19 clinic, even if they don’t have any flu-like symptoms.

Local breast cancer patients are experiencing excellent results and fewer treatment side effects thanks to modern radiation therapy techniques used at the North Coast and Mid North Coast Cancer Institutes.

A new mobile testing clinic will make it easier for Northern NSW residents to get tested for COVID-19.

With school holidays about to start in NSW, it’s shaping up to be a busy few weeks at public places like national parks, ovals, and at local pubs and restaurants.

The North Coast Public Health Unit (NCPHU) is urging businesses to ensure they have their COVID-19 Safety Plans in place ahead of the winter school holidays.

Against a backdrop of bushfire recovery and the emerging COVID-19 pandemic, emergency department (ED) and elective surgery activity in Northern NSW Local Health District remained high in the first quarter of 2020.