News: Sydney Health Weekly

4 July 2023

A new Palliative Supportive Care Service has opened at St. George Hospital on Tuesdays from 8am-12pm for palliative patients in their last 12 months of life. The clinic offers specialist...

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12 July 2023

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital’s new Emergency Hospital in the Home (EHITH) Service has been active since November 2022. The service provides rapid assessment and management of acute medical conditions to...

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4 July 2023

Aboriginal Cancer Care is a service provided by Sydney Local Health District, supporting patients in the community and operating across: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Concord Hospital Chris O’Brien Lifehouse The...

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4 July 2023

From 31 July 2023 My Aged Care will no longer accept faxed referrals. General practices and community services will be able to refer via Healthlink Smartforms technology available for My...

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3 July 2023

St George Private Hospital is pleased to offer an educational webinar via zoom on Wednesday 19 July 2023, with presenter Dr Maria Li, Principal Medical Advisor at the Health Care...

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30 June 2023

The GLAD (GP Liaison in Alcohol and Other Drug) program aims to support GPs in managing patients with alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues. Via the program, an AOD nurse...

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30 June 2023

A fit and excited group of women from the Eastlakes Living Longer Living Stronger class with instructor, Jerry. CESPHN has partnered with SHARE to offer subsidised healthy lifestyle classes across...

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27 June 2023

Final application period - CESPHN can still accept your applications – so don’t delay, submit your application now. As part of the 2022-23 October Budget, the Australian Government announced the...

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27 June 2023

The Government has recently announced funding to reform access to opioid dependence treatment (ODT). From 1 July 2023, ODT medications will be listed on the PBS and people who receive...

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27 June 2023

The UNSW Healthy Optimal Australian Microbiome study is paving the way in microbiome research by defining the benchmark for health, right here in Sydney. Having already recruited over 200 ultimately...

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