Western Sydney Local Health District provides healthcare to the people of western Sydney at Westmead, Blacktown, Mount Druitt, Auburn & Cumberland hospitals 🏥
This week Australia’s largest road safety event,
@bstreetsmart
, celebrated 20 years of helping educate young road users about the responsibilities and potential risks of getting behind the wheel. 🎉
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People aged 65 and over are again being urged to book in now for their free flu vaccine, as the virus continues to surge across the state. 💉
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⚠️ Warning: High-dose MDMA tablets (ecstasy) circulating in NSW
NSW Health is warning the public of multiple high-dose MDMA tablets, found to contain around twice the average dose of other MDMA tablets in recent circulation.
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Health alert ⚠️
After a steep recent increase in cryptosporidiosis cases across the state, NSW Health is advising the community not to swim for at least two weeks after they’ve had diarrhoea.
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🎉 WSLHD is joining Westmead Hospital's Cardiology team in wishing a happy Lunar New Year to our dedicated staff and wonderful patients!
As we welcome the Year of the Dragon, we wish you all abundant health, happiness, and prosperity. 🐉
WSLHD is proud to have the largest number of medical graduate interns in the state joining us for their training!
Welcome to the next generation of healthcare leaders 👏
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WSLHD staff have been recognised in the 2024 Australia Day awards for their outstanding service and achievements in healthcare. 👏
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Blacktown Hospital’s Dr Dmitrii Shek has been recognised for his outstanding contributions to medical research, being awarded the prestigious 2023 Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group (AGITG) Early Career Researcher Award.
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NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of one confirmed case in western Sydney.
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