The region will benefit from an additional $276,569 in funding to enhance paediatric palliative respite and end-of-life care.
Health
AI-Enabled General Practice Initiative launches across the region
The Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network has launched the AI-Enabled General Practice Initiative, a groundbreaking initiative, designed to integrate and test AI-powered scribing in general practice,
“Safe staffing” rolled out at Tamworth Hospital amid ongoing healthcare debate
Tamworth Hospital has become the latest NSW facility to implement safe staffing levels as part of the NSW Government’s initiative.
They’re about you, but do you own them? Who owns your medical records
Who owns these medical records? As they’re about your body and your health, is it you? Or is it the doctor who wrote them? And what happens to them if your doctor leaves or retires?
More rescue and special operations paramedics heading to the bush
Ten rescue and special operations paramedics will start on the road in regional NSW, with Tamworth on the list of locations.
New Tamworth Mental Health Unit reaches milestone
The construction of Tamworth’s Banksia Mental Health is well underway, with the bones of the building completed and only the internal fit-out left to do.
Hospitals in ‘state of crisis’
“Our hospitals now are in a state of crisis.” says a local emergency doctor during the strike gripping the state this week.
Labor’s billion-dollar boost opens mental health debate
Labor and the coalition are at odds on how best to improve mental health care, with the government pledging $1 billion to increase access to services.
World Health Day Theme highlights the need for improved rural maternity care
Globally, nearly 300,000 women die each year from pregnancy or childbirth complications, and more than 2 million newborns do not survive their first month of life.
Doctors strike from tomorrow as public health crisis deepens
Thousands of doctors across New South Wales will begin a three-day strike from tomorrow, as Health Minister Ryan Park makes a last minute plea.