Twelve new interns have joined the ranks at Lismore Base Hospital this week, among 32 junior doctors launching their medical careers in the Northern Rivers.

As part of an international response, NSW Health will help Commonwealth Biosecurity staff at Sydney Airport monitor travellers returning from Wuhan, where there is an outbreak of novel human coronavirus.

Tina Spence started nursing training more than 40 years ago, and today she still turns up to work with a smile on her face and no regrets about her choice of profession.