Congratulations to the Liver Outreach Team from the Storr Liver Centre at Westmead Hospital, who have been awarded the prestigious 2024 Hepatitis NSW Cheryl Burman Award, celebrating their groundbreaking efforts in viral hepatitis care and their unwavering dedication to serving communities impacted by hepatitis B and C. 👏 Read more on The Pulse https://lnkd.in/gdjDZJKs
Western Sydney Local Health District
Hospitals and Health Care
Sydney, New South Wales 23,901 followers
We provide healthcare across western Sydney. Home to Westmead, Blacktown, Mount Druitt, Auburn & Cumberland hospitals.
About us
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) delivers health care to more than a million people living in the state’s fastest growing region, and is home to several centres of clinical expertise including the National Pancreas Transplant Unit, the NSW Trauma Centre and the NSW Brain Injury Unit. We combine world-class clinical and research facilities with a commitment to compassionate, professional care. WSLHD includes five major hospitals - Westmead, Blacktown, Cumberland, Mount Druitt and Auburn - and more than 800 specialist clinics and services. We employ more than 14,000 people. We provide public health care to 120 suburbs in the Parramatta City, Blacktown City, Hills Shire and Cumberland local government areas, spanning 780 square kilometres. Our catchment is a rich tapestry of culture, people and beliefs. WSLHD is home to NSW Health's largest infrastructure spend, with $2 billion being invested in projects including the Westmead Precinct and Blacktown and Mount Druitt hospitals. We have an enviable record in medical research, innovation and education that will only be enhanced by these redevelopments. Our future has never looked brighter.
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http://www.wslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/
External link for Western Sydney Local Health District
- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 10,001+ employees
- Headquarters
- Sydney, New South Wales
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 2011
- Specialties
- healthcare, health, medicine, nursing, midwifery, population health, emergency, surgery, research, education, science, digital services, innovation, and allied health
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Employees at Western Sydney Local Health District
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Noel Posus
Senior Consultant - Coaching & Manager Support at Western Sydney Local Health District
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Hemal Joshi
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Asif Mulla
Integration Architect - Western Sydney Local Health District
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Peter Hockey
Executive Director: Quality & Safety, Western Sydney Local Health District and Clinical Professor, Sydney Medical School
Updates
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POETRY OF A PROFESSOR: WSLHD's Professor. Henry Pleass, Senior Specialist Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgeon at Westmead Hospital, has shared a heartfelt and creative insight into the emotional and professional realities of life as a surgeon with his poem Surgery: The Beauty and the Pain. The poem captures the duality of surgery—the triumphs that provide hope and healing, and the profound challenges that leave lasting scars. Read the Poem on The Pulse https://lnkd.in/ge8Mjcjj
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We recently held our WSLHD Nurse Practitioner Symposium, a significant event that brought together Nurse Practitioners, clinical leaders, and healthcare professionals to share knowledge, foster collaboration, and celebrate advancements in nursing practice within our district. 🙌 Do you know the difference between a Registered Nurse and a Nurse Practitioner?
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Our District is hiring. 📣 👩⚕️ ACAT Comprehensive Assessor (Westmead) – Temporary Full Time/ Temporary Part time (REQ505919) Applications close: 16 December Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gdEMHifk 👩⚕️ Pharmacist (Blacktown Mount Druitt) – Permanent Full Time (REQ530861) Applications close: 17 December Apply here: https://lnkd.in/g_VSEU2e 👩⚕️Physiotherapist Level 1/2 -Geriatric Medicine (Westmead) – Permanent Full Time (REQ531091) Applications close: 17 December Apply here: https://lnkd.in/g7XGH_pD Know someone who may be interested? Share this post. 💬
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New menopause service at Westmead Hospital: The new service is offering women experiencing severe or complex menopausal symptoms access to specialised, multidisciplinary care closer to home, and is led by a team of health professionals, including endocrinologists, nurses, occupational therapists, and physiotherapists, all working together to support women through this stage of life. Read more on The Pulse https://lnkd.in/gTkBNqSd
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Our nurses and midwives recently swapped their scrubs for formal wear, dressed to the nines for the NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards 2024. 👗 Join us in congratulating all our finalists, including two winners Holly Fuller, who won Nurse of the Year, and Sarah Melov, who won Nursing and Midwifery Leadership Award. 👏 Read more on The Pulse https://lnkd.in/g_wp5KKS
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Westmead Hospital, thanks to Westmead Hospital Foundation . 🎄 Have you seen decorations going up in our facilities? Share your pictures with us through our DMs!
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Did you know that western Sydney is a diabetes hotspot? Visit our Western Sydney Diabetes (WSD) team at the Cricket Mela in Blacktown this Sunday to receive a free diabetes risk assessment. 🏏 Find out more on The Pulse https://lnkd.in/gp9Vmu3d
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Congratulations to Darren Lee, Aboriginal Sexual Health Promotion Officer at the WSLHD Aboriginal Health Hub, who has been honoured with the NSW Aboriginal HIV and Related Programs (HARP) Health Promotion Award for 2024. 🙌 Darren and Anju Devkota from the WSLHD HARP team took home two out of the three awards from the HARP sector 2024, with Anju being honoured with the NSW HARP Health Promotion award. Read more on The Pulse https://lnkd.in/gv7XPjp3 #WSLHD
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