Emergency departments at regional hospitals are under immense pressure, despite more specialist doctors working in the regions.
Health
Posted inGwydir Shire, Health, Moree Plains Shire
Moree and Gwydir students get a financial boost to support their education
Bringing health professionals back to the bush, Moree and Gwydir students have been awarded funds to support their university studies.
Posted inHealth, Local News
Additional support for healthcare students and graduates from regional locations
Healthcare students and graduates living or seeking employment regional NSW can now apply for scholarships designed to support their studies and boost the state’s regional health workforce.
Posted inArmidale, Mental Health
Free support service for parents struggling with perinatal mental health officially opens in Armidale
As the first of its kind in New England, parents can now access GP-referred, free specialist perinatal counselling sessions in Armidale.
Posted inArmidale, Health
$6 million for new key health worker accommodation in Armidale
The Armidale community is set to benefit from a $6 million investment which will help attract, recruit and retain more healthcare workers to the region.
Posted inEducation, Health, Local News
National roundtable set to address urgent challenges facing school canteens
The Federation of Canteens in Schools will host a National Roundtable bringing together key stakeholders to discuss the critical future of school canteens.
Posted inHealth, Local News
Memory Walk & Jog is headed to Tamworth for the first time
Dementia Australia’s largest annual fundraising event, Memory Walk & Jog, is heading to Tamworth to help raise funds in support of people living with dementia.
Posted inMental Health, NSW Politics
Mental Health patients abandoned as psychiatrists quit
The NSW Government is being accused of abandoning mental health patients by failing to meet pay demands to retain psychiatrists.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Health
More to do on Medicare and bulk-billing, Labor says
Making it cheaper to see a doctor is expected to feature prominently in Labor’s election pitch, with voters due to head to the polls by May at the latest.
Posted inHealth, Moree
Moree Pathology back at Frome Street as services continue to be improved
The pathology collection service located at the Associate Medical Practice in Frome
Street Moree has reopened under the operation of NSW Health Pathology (NSWHP).