Challenges in accessing primary care across NSW are continuing to put pressure on busy emergency departments, and locals are feeling it.
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Posted inHealth, New England Times Engage Poll
Engage Poll: Waste and wait laid bare in health
Unsurprisingly, New England Times Engage Poll found very consistent dissatisfaction with health services in the region.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Health
Call to “give migraine a break” as new medication heads to the PBS
Migraine Australia has launched a campaign calling for the nation’s leaders to “give migraine a break” after a new medication took more than five years to get approval to be listed on the PBS.
Posted inGunnedah, Health, Investigation, Mental Health, Parenting and kids
The mother of all pain points
Maternity care across the region is probably the most affected by widespread staff shortages, with too many New England mums not able to give birth where they live.
Posted inHealth, Investigation, Social issues and services
The search for innovative solutions to the time old problem of staffing in health care
Healthcare in New England is at breaking point. And there aren’t any silver bullets to fix it. In this part of our health care investigation, we look at the perpetual problem of staffing.
Posted inHealth, Tamworth
Tamworth Hospital security to trial body worn cameras
Tamworth Hospital will be one of the first across the state to join a 12-month trial of body worn cameras for hospital security staff.
Posted inEducation, Health, Inverell, Investigation
New partnership tackles health care staffing shortages in Inverell
In the first part of our investigation into the region’s health care shortages, we look at a new program in Inverell giving students the best chance at success by giving them a dose of reality.
Posted inHealth, NSW Politics
Paramedic helicopter promise struggles for lift-off
Building one new helicopter base a year for three years to improve regional health care is proving far more difficult than first thought.
Posted inHealth
TGA approves Australian-first rapid self-test kit for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea in women
In an Australian-first and huge step in STI prevention for women, the TGA approves a new STI self-test kit providing greater privacy and fast results.
Posted inHealth, Wee Waa
Wee Waa community survey an important first step for Collaborative Care program
Wee Waa residents and surrounding areas are encouraged to share their experiences of primary health care through a community survey now open.